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Chinese Myths & Legends

中国神话传说
Author(s):
CHEN Lianshan 陈连山, ZHANG Fengru 张凤茹, CHEN Shanshan 陈姗姗
Publisher:
China International Press
Publication:
5/2016
Languages:
English, Chinese
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN/SKU:
9787508533865
Pages:
143
Sizes:
226 x 154mm
Weight:
0.2600
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Chert Lianshan grew up in Luoyang, Henan. His ancestral home is in Ruyang, Henan. He obtained a doctoral degree in literature from Peking University and is now an associate professor of Peking University's Department of Chinese Language and Literature, director of the Teaching and Research Section in Folk Literature and a board member of the China Folklore Society. Engaged in research on and the teaching of Chinese folk literature and folkloristics for many years, he focuses on ancient Chinese mythology. His dissertation is On the Shan Hai Jing. His publications include: Structural Mythology--Claude Levi-Strauss and Mythological Issues (1999), Games (2000) and About the Dragon Boat Festival (2008).
《中国神话传说(英文版)》根据一般神话传说的叙事程序,将散见于各种中国古代典籍中的资料加以整合,把情节相关的神话传说安排在适合的位置,形成一个符合一般神话叙事秩序的体系,方便读者从整体上把握中国丰富的神话传说。人类在悠悠蓝天和苍茫大地之间生活、繁衍,人们运用智慧和想象,不断地解释世界,解释生活;在创造物质财富的同时,也创造了丰富的精神财富。神话传说就是远古人类创造的重要的精神财富。以华夏族神话传说为中心,吸收了部分东夷、苗蛮的神话传说而逐步形成的中国神话传说有着其独特的魅力。