China has an incredible history and, along with it, a mythology full of amazing creatures and fascinating stories.
That’s why we have put together a compendium of Chinese Mythology books in PDF format so that you can enjoy its long religious tradition, with different influences, and that we are sure will instantly grab you.
With similar traits to other Eastern mythologies, such as Japanese or Korean, and with important fusions with Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, Chinese mythology is unique.
We invite you to discover it with our Chinese mythology books, which bring together hundreds of stories from the oral and written tradition.
According to the records found by the world’s great mythologists, such as the Shui Jing Zhu and the Shan Hai Jing, Chinese mythology has been developed since the 12th century B.C. However, the transmission of the stories was done orally for about 1000 years.
One of its most outstanding characteristics is the appearance of numerous magical creatures, among which dragons stand out. Birds, tigers and turtles also stand out.
Each species led a group of animals, according to the function they fulfilled. Likewise, there were also other types of characters such as giants and, of course, gods, among which Tam Kung (god of the sea who predicts the weather) and Zhurong (god of fire) stand out.
Like many other mythologies, Chinese mythology also explains natural phenomena through the exploits of its characters.
It tells the origin of the world, the existence of a hell and a paradise and other events that can also have an important social weight.
Immerse yourself in the fascinating religious and philosophical world of this overpopulated nation, just browse our collection of over 15 books on Chinese mythology in PDF format, available for immediate download on this website.
Here we present our complete selection of Chinese Mythology books:
1) The World of Chinese Mythology: An Introduction
Yang Lihui, An Deming
Source: University in Beijing2) Taoism and the Arts of China
Stephanie Kao, Brian Hogarth and Stanley Murashige
Source: Education Asian Art Museum4) Divinity and Salvation: The Great Goddesses of China
Lee Irwin
Source: NTU Digital Library of Buddhist Studies6) Understanding Chinese Culture and Communication: The Yin Yang Approach
Tony Fang
Source: DiVA Portal7) Ritual, Mimesis and the Animal World in Early China
Roel Sterckx,Joseph Needham
Source: Cambridge Repository University of Cambridge8) The Dog as a Metaphor or Symbol in Chinese Popular Phraseology
Henrieta Hatalova
Source: Slovak Academy Of Science9) Lu Xun's Old Tales Retold Reveals Power in Ancient Chinese Mythology
Laura Belle Kearns
Source: University of Georgia JURO@GA10) Nakhi Tiger Myth in its Context
Bai Gengsheng
Source: Oral Tradition Journal at Harvard University16) Four Imagination Matrices of Chinese Myth (Article)
Zhao Cheng xin
Source: David Publishing Company17) The Unique Values of Chinese Traditional Cultural Time Orientation: In Comparison with Western Cultural Time Orientation (Article)
Mengyu Li
Source: The University of Rhode IslandHere ends our selection of free Chinese Mythology books in PDF format. We hope you liked it and already have your next book!
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