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Chinese Mythology: An Introduction Anne Birrell. plus shipping $31.33. free shipping worldwide. COUPON: Rent Chinese Mythology An Introduction 1st edition (9780801861833) and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks. Water-Of-Immortality Myths In Altaic And Japanese Cultures. Chinese Mythology: An Introduction. PHILOSOPHY OF CHINESE MYTHOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION 1527 especially the anthropology, linguistic and theory of literature and art, to have a new understanding of Chinese literature, to strike out a prototype for the incomplete brief and vague Chinese mythology material, and reconstruct the ancient Chinese mythology. Johns Hopkins University Press. Myths Of Giant Corpse Transformation. Although hard-working and down-to-earth, the Chinese people have always had a streak of poetry in their souls. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982. "The first serious andcomprehensive introduction to Chinese mythology aimed at both the specialist and general reader. Publication Date. The spine may show signs of wear. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. For this reason, it is difficult to agree with the opinionated argu-ment that the narratives in Chinese myths are weak, and there are only few Chinese myths narrating full stories.5 Chu Ci Chu Ci is an ancient poem collection from the end of the Warring Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. From Frog To Nüwa And Back Again: The Religious Roots Of Creation Myths. -- Asian Affairs" Only the Chinese could mix sublime philosophy and mindless paperwork and get away with it. Introduction. Get FREE 7-day instant eTextbook access! Chinese mythology : an introduction. Author. 1999. It is splendidly organized with well-chosen texts, lucid commentary, and useful supplementary matter... Sets new standards in the presentation of Chinese mythology."" Birrell, Anne M. Publisher. $30.00. Buy This Book. the world of chinese mythology 29 forms. China, unlike ancient Greece and Rome, had no Homer or Ovid to retell its ancient myths in an eloquent literary record. Definitions of Myth -- Approaches to Chinese Myth -- The Comparative Method in the Study of Chinese Myth -- Modern Chinese and Japanese Studies of Chinese Myth -- The Nature of Chinese Mythic Narratives -- The Polyfunctionality of Myth as an Organizing Principle -- Future Research on Chinese Myth: A New Dimension -- 1. Get this from a library! Chinese Mythology : An Introduction by Anne M. Birrell. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Good. The World Of Chinese Mythology: An Introduction. Chinese Mythology : An Introduction (Book) : Birrell, Anne : Book NewsAncient Chinese mythology was both blessed and cursed by the absence of a Homer to petrify it into an eloquent literary form; instead it continued a living oral existence until only recently. 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