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Chinese Mythology: Heavenly Beings, Local Spirits and Demons

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This publication presents essays on Chinese folk mythology, which, while being original for thousands of years, gradually absorbed foreign cultural ideas about the structure of the world and the gods, spirits and magical beasts inhabiting it. In Chinese folk legends, one can find traces of the influence of Buddhism and Taoism, Zoroastrianism, as well as Islam and Christianity. However, the focus of the book is elsewhere. Relying on evidence from ancient and medieval written sources, as well as modern records of fairy tales and legends, the author examines a number of legendary creatures and characters and turns to popular mythological plots. The reader will become acquainted with ideas about heavenly inhabitants, local spirits, as well as demons, household deities and other characters - from the god-protector and giver of wealth Guan-di and the mistress of the garden with peaches of immortality Xi-wang-mu to the terrible bird guhuo and the ugly thunder demon lei-gui. The publication is addressed to researchers and students interested in history and mythology, as well as to a wide range of readers.
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