{"product_id":"handbook-of-chinese-mythology","title":"Handbook of Chinese Mythology by Lihui Yang","description":"\u003ch2\u003e Handbook of Chinese Mythology by Lihui Yang\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attachment-container search-images\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe handbook approaches Chinese mythology not as an unchanging artifact of the past, but as a dynamic, living cultural phenomenon. It is divided into clear, academic sections:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e1. Historical \u0026amp; Religious Foundations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe introduction provides vital historical context, breaking down the massive geographic and multi-ethnic landscape of China. It highlights how myths were continuously reshaped by China's \"Three Teachings\"—\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"206\"\u003eConfucianism\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"220\"\u003eTaoism\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"232\"\u003eBuddhism\u003c\/b\u003e—as well as the profound role that imperial politics played in transforming ancient spirits into historical historical figures (and vice versa).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e2. Chronology of the Mythic Cosmos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThe authors organize the scattered narratives into a cohesive, chronological lifecycle of the universe:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Origin of the Cosmos:\u003c\/b\u003e The cosmic egg and the self-sacrifice of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"67\"\u003ePangu\u003c\/b\u003e to form the physical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Creation of Humanity:\u003c\/b\u003e The goddess \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"38\"\u003eNüwa\u003c\/b\u003e molding humans from yellow clay and repairing the pillars of heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Age of the Culture Heroes:\u003c\/b\u003e The reigns of legendary sage-rulers like \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"72\"\u003eFuxi\u003c\/b\u003e (inventor of fishing and writing), the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"116\"\u003eShennong\u003c\/b\u003e (the Divine Farmer), and the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"154\"\u003eYellow Emperor (Huangdi)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Great Flood:\u003c\/b\u003e The heroic cosmic engineering of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"50\"\u003eYu the Great\u003c\/b\u003e, who tamed the devastating, world-ending deluge not through magic, but through irrigation and hard labor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e1. Euhemerization (The Historization of Myth)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21\"\u003eA defining feature of Chinese mythology highlighted throughout the handbook is \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"21\" data-index-in-node=\"79\"\u003eeuhemerization\u003c\/b\u003e—the historical tendency to turn gods into human kings, or to deify actual historical figures after their death. Confucians, in particular, frequently stripped ancient deities of their supernatural elements to present them as moral, mortal role models for society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e2. The Celestial Bureaucracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003eThe handbook vividly details how Chinese folk religion projects human political structures onto the spiritual world. The afterlife and the heavens are run like an expansive imperial government, complete with departments, ministries, promotions, and bureaucratic red tape. 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