دانلود کتاب China's Creation and Origin Myths: Cross-cultural Explorations in Oral and Written Traditions (Religion in Chinese Societies)

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Contents
Preface
List of Figures and Tables
List of Color Plates
List of Contributors
Ethnolinguistic Map of China
Dynasties and Periods of China
Part I Comparative Perspectives
Humanity\'s Beginnings in Creation and Origin Myths from Around the World
The World of Chinese Mythology: An Introduction
From Frog to Nüwa and Back Again: The Religious Roots of Creation Myths
Water-of-Immortality Myths in Altaic and Japanese Cultures
Myths of Giant Corpse Transformation
Part II Rediscovering the Beginning in Texts
Sacred Order: Cosmogonic Myth in the Chu Silk Manuscript
The Wholeness of Chaos: Laozi on the Beginning
Gun and Yu: Revisiting the Chinese “Earth-Diver” Hypothesis
Pangu and the Origin of the Universe
Part III Oral Tradition and Ethnic Diversity
Chinese Creation Myths: A Great Discovery
Minority Creation Myths: An Approach to Classification
Humanism as a Paradigm of Creation Myths
Performing Myths Today: A Field Study of the Renzu Temple Festival
Perspectives on the Environment in Miao and Yi Creation Narratives
Part IV Anthology of Creation and Origin Myths
Creation Myths in Chinese Minority Cultures
Oroqen Origin
Dangun
All Creatures Made Out of Clay
Bear Origin
God\'s Creation of the World
The First Man: Son of Celestial Maiden Fukulun
Creation of the World by Goddess Mai Deer
Khudai Blows to Create the Heaven and the Earth
Creation of the Mortal World
Beauty Ai Sema
Zhe Pama and Zhe Mima
Origin of All Living Creatures
Bu Sanggai and Ya Sanggai
How Heaven Came to be Separated from Earth
Muq Pung Gyeu
Four Generations of Man
Creation of Man, Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth Created by Frog
Heaven and Earth Created by E Ya and Sha Ya
Bibliography
Index
Color Plates