Chinese Myths

Chinese myths were primarily a diffuse and fragmentary oral tradition, eventually preserved in writing only in a piecemeal fashion. Many classical texts are unavailable in translation, and the stories have been unknown to Western readers. Anne Birrell here introduces the general reader to a selection of narratives organized by themes and motifs that help set Chinese myths in the context of world mythology.

The contents include:

Origin and creation myths Myths of the flood The divine cosmos Gender in myth Metamorphoses Mythic heroes and heroines Fabled plants and animals Major sources of myth

• Author
• Anne Birrell

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 80

• Series
• The Legendary Past

• Publisher
• University of Texas Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780292708792

• Genres
• mythology, china

• Release date
• 2000