A Chinese bestiary : strange creatures from the guideways through mountains and seas = [Shan hai jing] /

A Chinese bestiary : strange creatures from the guideways through mountains and seas = 山海經 /
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A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mounta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Strassberg, Richard E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Chino
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Mythology, Chinese.
Folklore > China.
Mythologie chinoise.
Folklore > Chine.
HISTORY.
Folklore
Mythology, Chinese
Travel
ART > Asian > General.
China > Description and travel.
Chine > Descriptions et voyages.
China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands, and seas, along with minerals, flora, and medicine.
Notas:"Philip E. Lilienthal Asian studies endowment."
Parallel title in Chinese characters.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 313 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-292) and index.
ISBN:9780520922785
0520922786
0520218442
9780520218444

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