Isbn: 9780705436038 - Land of the Dragon: Chinese Myth (myth & Mankind S.) (28 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Land of the Dragon: Chinese Myth (Myth & Mankind , Vol 12, No 20).

Hard Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Land of the Dragon-Chinese Myth.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. 144 pp. Third printing.

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Cloth Hardback. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Oversized 144pp including glossary and index Full-color photographs of sacred sites, symbols, art and mythic figures Because of the size of this book-DOMESTIC ORDERS ONLY and only regular mailing is available.

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Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. DJ Fine. 1st Printing. A volume of Time-Life's 'Myth and Mankind' series. Size: Quarto.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. China is among the world's oldest civilizations and home to many of the earliest achievements in the history of humankind. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, the Chinese emperor ruled by Heavenly Mandate as the divinely appointed Son of Heaven, intermediary between the world of gods and mortals--Heaven and Earth--in an unbroken dynastic tradition some 4,000 years old.The origins of China's imperial rulers lie in a time when the worlds of men and gods were closer than they are now. Chinese mythology relates these origins and those of China, together with the many gifts given to its people by the gods. It was these rich stories which subsequently inspired and shaped the three major religions found in China today.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 144pp, index, beautifully illus. Almost as new. Size: Large 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm mythology (literary genre) Mythology, Chinese. Mythology. China--Religion. Text English Created, edited, and designed by Duncan Baird Publishers. "First Time-Life English language printing 1999." Includes bibliographical references (page 144) and index. China is among the world's oldest civilizations and home to many of the earliest achievements in the history of humankind. The origins of China's imperial rulers lie in a time when the worlds of men and gods were closer than they are now. Chinese mythology relates these origins and those of China, together with the many gifts given to its people by the gods. Ancient dynasties: First Chinese -- Picture essay: Totality of five -- Questions of heaven: From the vapours of chaos -- Square earth -- Mother of the World -- Great flood -- Lin Jun and the water goddess -- Master of the harvest -- Picture essay: Heavenly predictions -- Gift of the gods: Yellow Emperor -- Huang Di's black bead -- Battle of the elements -- Lady Silkworm -- Cowherd and the girl weaver -- Tales of everyday people -- Divine animals -- Sage kings:-- Emperor Yao and his courtiers -- Time of the ten suns -- Elixir of life -- Family trials of young Shun -- Gun and the swelling soil -- Yao finds an heir -- Yu the flood-tamer -- Yu and the tragic marriage -- Yu mounts the dragon throne -- Fall of dynasties -- Picture essay: City of symbols -- Matters of faith -- Bureaucracy of gods -- tales of the eight immortals -- Patrons of the professions -- Outlaw god -- Lords of the waters -- Childhood of Nezha -- Goddess of mercy -- Monkey king -- Picture essay: Power of Qi -- Chinese legacy.…

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