Del 2 - Religion in Chinese Societies

China’s Creation and Origin Myths

Cross-cultural Explorations in Oral and Written Traditions

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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How did the world begin? How were the first people created and which specific roles were they supposed to play in the cosmos? Like other mythologies worldwide, China’s creation and origin myths explain how man created order out of chaos and imposed culture on nature. Cross-cultural approaches to myth make us aware of the limitations of our own familiar classifications. This book makes a provocative case for the comparative study of the hidden treasures of China’s oral and written myth traditions in different languages and cultures, a legacy generously left behind by singers, storytellers, poets, and writers. This book opens new doors to the study of Chinese mythologies, a surprising and so far almost unknown world outside China.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-04-26
Mått160 x 240 x 27 mm
Vikt806 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieDel 2 i Religion in Chinese Societies
Antal sidor354
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004194854

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Mineke Schipper, Ph.D. (1973) in Comparative Literature, Free University Amsterdam, is Professor of Intercultural Literary Studies at Leiden University in The Netherlands. She is the author of numerous books including Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet (translated worldwide), and three novels.Ye Shuxian, Ph.D. (2003) in Comparative Literature, Sichuan University, is Professor at the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His main publications include: Philosophy of Chinese Mythology (1997), The Goddess of Gaotang and Venus: The Theme of Love and Beauty in Chinese and Western Culture (1997).Yin Hubin Ph.D. in Folklore at Beijing Normal University, is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnic Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His current specialization is oral tradition and Chinese folk religion and his main publications include: Gudai Jingdian yu Koutou Chuantong (2002), Gushi de Geshou(2004), and Shishi yu Yingxiong(co-editor 2004).

I Comparative PerspectivesMineke Schipper: Humanity’s Beginnings in Creation and Origin Myths from Around the WorldYang Lihui and An Deming: The World of Chinese Mythology: An IntroductionYe Shuxian: From Frog to Nüwa and Back Again: the Religious Roots of Creation MythsNamjila: Water-of-Immortality Myths in Altaic and Japanese CulturesJaeseo Jung: Myths of Giant Corpse TransformationII Rediscovering the Beginning in Texts Kao Lifeng: Sacred Order: Cosmogonic Myth in the Chu Silk ManuscriptKristofer Schipper: The Wholeness of Chaos: Laozi on the BeginningChen Lianshan: Gun and Yu: Revisiting the Chinese “Earth-Diver” HypothesisWu Xiaodong: Pangu and the Origin of the UniverseIII Oral Tradition and Ethnic DiversityWu Bing'an: Chinese Creation Myths: a Great DiscoveryWang Xianzhao: Minority Creation Myths: An Approach to ClassificationLiu Yahu: Humanism as a Paradigm for Creation MythsYang Lihui: Performing Myths Today: A Field Study of the Renzu Temple FestivalMark Bender: Perspectives on the Environment in Miao and Yi Creation NarrativesIV Anthology of Creation and Origin Myths