Chinese Myths and LegendsCambridge University Press, 25 серп. 2011 р. - 143 стор. Myths and legends can be seen to represent a repository of the wisdom and imagination of our ancestors. Chinese Myths and Legends introduces the stories of deities, heroes and the origins of the universe that underpin the spirit of traditional Chinese culture. Utilising a variety of ancient Chinese sources, Chen Lianshan examines the origin and development of myths and legends in China, including both well-known and less familiar traditions, and compares these traditions to the mythology of the ancient western world. |
Зміст
Preface | 1 |
The Image of Nüwa | 10 |
The End of Nüwa | 16 |
City of Deities on Earth | 22 |
Capital of Ghosts and Taodu Mountain | 28 |
The Contribution of Emperor Yandi | 44 |
Chaos in Emperor Yandis Era | 50 |
Shaohao the God of West Heaven and Zhuanxu | 71 |
Dikus Daughters | 92 |
Myths Legends in the Era of Yao | 97 |
The Birth of Yao | 98 |
Miracle Judge Gaoyao | 100 |
Ten Suns in the Sky and the Severe Drought | 102 |
Yi Shot Suns | 104 |
Yi and Luoshens Love Affairs | 107 |
The Legend of Hebos Wedding | 110 |
Cutting off the Link between Heaven and Earth | 78 |
War Between Zhuanxu and Gonggong | 79 |
The Origin of the Mengshuangshi Tribe | 81 |
The Offspring of Zhuanxu | 83 |
Myths in the Era of Emperor Diku | 85 |
Diku and his Five Wives | 86 |
The Conflict between Ebo and Shichen | 89 |
Gun Tamed the Raging Waters | 113 |
Emperor Yaos Demise | 115 |
Birth of Shun and His Youth | 118 |
The Birth of Dayu | 124 |
Kuafu Chasing the Sun | 132 |
Major Characters in Chinese Myths | 139 |
Загальні терміни та фрази
ancient Chinese beasts beautiful became bird body brother celestial Chang’e Changxi China Chinese mythology Chiyou control the floods County cow herd daughter Dayu death deities Diku dragon East Heaven East Sea Eastern Jin Dynasty Ehuang Emperor Huangdi Emperor Shun Emperor Yandi Emperor Yao father Fengbo fire Fuxi Fuxi and Nüwa Gaoyao ghosts gods Gonggong grandson grass Greek mythology Gusou Han Dynasty head heaven and Earth Hebo Henan Province horse Houtu Huainanzi huge human jade Jingwei killed Kuafu later Leizu lived Longmen Mountain Luoshen marry mausoleum Mending Heaven Ming monsters moon Mount Kunlun Nüjiao Nüwa offspring palace Pangu Panhu Qing Dynasty rain raise silkworms Ruoshui River Shan Hai Jing Shangqiu Shanxi Shaohao sky ladders snake stone stories subordinate three-clawed crow throne tree turtle Western Mother Goddess wife Xiangliu Xihe Xingtian Xirang Yao’s Yellow Emperor Yellow River Yi’s Yinglong Yuqiang Zhu Rong Zhuanxu