The folk-lore of China
by N. B. Dennys
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About this eBook
- Author
- Dennys, N. B. (Nicholas Belfield), 1840-1900
- Title
- The folk-lore of China : and its affinities with that of the Aryan and Semitic races
- Original Publication
- London: Trübner and Co., 1876.
- 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/American Libraries.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
- Subject
- China -- Social life and customs
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 76198
- Release Date
- May 31, 2025
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE FOLK-LORE OF CHINA,
- 2.PREFACE.
- 3.CONTENTS. — Erratum.
- 4.I.—INTRODUCTORY.
- 5.II.—BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH. — THE RHYME OF THE EMPEROR “ALL-THE-YEAR-ROUND.”
- 6.III.—DAYS AND SEASONS.
- 7.IV.—PORTENTS OR OMENS, AUGURIES, LUCKY NUMBERS AND DREAMS.
- 8.V.—CHARMS, SPELLS, AMULETS AND DIVINATIONS.
- 9.VI.—SUPERSTITIONS AS TO VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
- 10.VII.—GHOSTS, APPARITIONS, AND SUPERNATURAL BEINGS.
- 11.VIII.—WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY.
- 12.IX.—ELVES, FAIRIES, AND BROWNIES.
- 13.X.—SERPENTS, DRAGONS, FABULOUS ANIMALS AND MONSTERS.
- 14.XI.—SUPERSTITIONS REGARDING THE POWERS OF NATURE.
- 15.XII.—LEGENDS OF LOCALITY, HOUSEHOLD TALES, &c.
- 16.XIII.—FABLES AND PROVERBIAL LORE.
- 17.INDEX. — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I — J — K — L — M — N — O — P — Q — R — S — T — U — V — W — Y
- 18.Colophon — Revision History — Corrections
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