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A Mythological Approach to Exploring the Origins of Chinese Civilization - Shuxian Ye

A Mythological Approach to Exploring the Origins of Chinese Civilization

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Buch | Softcover
511 Seiten
2023 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-19-3098-0 (ISBN)
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Is the lion the symbol of China? Or should it be the dragon or the phoenix? This book makes a provocative interpretation of the Chinese ancient totems such as the bear and the owl. Taking a mythological approach, it explores the origin of Chinese civilization using the quadruple evidence method, which integrates ancient and unearthed literature, oral transmission, and archeological objects and graphs.



It testifies to the authenticity of unresolved ancient myths and legends from the origins of Chinese Jade Ware (6200BC-5400 BC) to the names of the Yellow Emperor (2698–2598 BC) and the legends from the Xia (2010BC-1600BC), Shang (1600BC-046BC), Zhou (1046BC-771BC), and Qin (221BC-206BC) Dynasties. The book lays the foundation for a reconstruction of Chinese Mythistory.  With well over 200 photographs of historic artifacts, the book appeals to both researchers and general readers.

YE Shuxian, a Ph.D. holder in Comparative Literature, is a senior professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. He is the chairman of the Chinese Mythology Association and Chinese Comparative Literature Association. He was a visiting professor at the Yale University from 1999 to 2000 and the director of Comparative Literature in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 2004 to 2012. His main areas of research include comparative literature, mythology and literary Anthropology. He has published more than 300 journal articles and over 40 books.

An Interdisciplinary Paradigm of Mythology.- A New Methodology: The Quadruple-Evidence Method.- The Big Tradition of Chinese Culture: Reconstructing Cultural Concepts with the Quadruple-Evidence Method.- The Jade Age and the Origins of Civilization from an International Perspective.- Sumerian Lapis lazuli Myths and the Origins of Civilizations.- The East Asian Jade Age: Mythological Foundations.- Jade Worship: The Primitive Belief Systems of Chinese Civilization.- A Mythological Analysis of the Origins of Chinese Jades: a Case Study of Jade Jue in the Xinglongwa Culture.- Jade Myths and Chinese Identity.- Youxiong: The Mythical Etymology of the Yellow Emperor.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path
Übersetzer Hui Jia, Jing Hua
Zusatzinfo 117 Illustrations, color; 6 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 511 p. 123 illus., 117 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Singapore
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Vor- und Frühgeschichte
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Altertum / Antike
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Schlagworte Bear totem • Black Bird from Heaven • Chinese mythology • Great tradition and little tradition • Jade myths • Origin of Chinese Civilization • Phoenix Myths • Quadruple-Evidence Method • "Tiger-Devouring-Man" Vessel • Yellow Emperor’s Names
ISBN-10 981-19-3098-8 / 9811930988
ISBN-13 978-981-19-3098-0 / 9789811930980
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