| Author |
Mackenzie, Donald A. (Donald Alexander), 1873-1936 |
| LoC No. |
24029980
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| Title |
Myths of China and Japan
with illustrations in colour & monochrome after paintings and photographs
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| Original Publication |
United Kingdom: The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd.,1923.
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| Contents |
The dawn of civilization -- A far-travelled invention -- Ancient mariners and explorers -- The world-wide search for wealth -- Chinese dragon lore -- Bird and serpent myths -- Dragon folk-stories -- The Kingdom under the Sea -- The islands of the Blest -- The mother-goddess of China and Japan -- Tree-, herb-, and stone-lore -- How copper-culture reached China -- The symbolism of jade -- Creation myths and the god and goddess cults -- Mythical and legendary kings -- Myths and doctrines of Taoism -- Culture mixing in Japan -- Japanese gods and dragons -- Rival deities of life and death, sunshine and storm -- The dragon-slayer and his rival -- Ancient Mikados and heroes.
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| Credits |
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism
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| LoC Class |
GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
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| Subject |
China -- Civilization
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| Subject |
Japan -- Civilization
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| Subject |
Folklore -- Japan
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| Subject |
Folklore -- China
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| Subject |
Mythology, Chinese
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| Subject |
Mythology, Japanese
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
67344 |
| Release Date |
Feb 6, 2022 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Apr 5, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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