Myths of China and Japan
by Donald A. Mackenzie
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About this eBook
- Author
- Mackenzie, Donald A. (Donald Alexander), 1873-1936
- Title
- Myths of China and Japan with illustrations in colour & monochrome after paintings and photographs
- Original Publication
- United Kingdom: The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd.,1923.
- Credits
- Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
- Subject
- Mythology, Japanese
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 67344
- Release Date
- February 6, 2022
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.LIST OF PLATES
- 5.The Dawn of Civilization
- 6.A Far-travelled Invention
- 7.Ancient Mariners and Explorers
- 8.The World-wide Search for Wealth
- 9.Chinese Dragon Lore
- 10.Bird and Serpent Myths
- 11.Dragon Folk-stories
- 12.The Kingdom under the Sea
- 13.The Islands of the Blest
- 14.The Mother-goddess of China and Japan
- 15.Tree-, Herb-, and Stone-lore
- 16.How Copper-culture reached China
- 17.The Symbolism of Jade
- 18.Creation Myths and the God and Goddess Cults
- 19.Mythical and Legendary Kings
- 20.Myths and Doctrines of Taoism
- 21.Culture Mixing in Japan
- 22.Japanese Gods and Dragons
- 23.Rival Deities of Life and Death, Sunshine and Storm
- 24.The Dragon-Slayer and His Rival
- 25.Ancient Mikados and Heroes
- 26.INDEX
- 27.Colophon — Availability — Metadata — Revision History — External References — Corrections
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