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Gods & goddesses of ancient China / edited by Trenton Campbell.

Contributor(s): Series: Gods and goddesses of mythologyPublisher: New York : Britannica Educational Publishing, 2015Distributor: [Place of distribution not identified] : Rosen Publishing, [date of distribution not identified]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (129 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781622753949
  • 1622753941
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gods & goddesses of ancient China.DDC classification:
  • 299.5/11211 23
LOC classification:
  • BL1803 .G63 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Chapter 1. Burial customs, religious beliefs, and social organization -- chapter 2. Intellectual and religious trends of confucianism -- chapter 3. Daoism and its great sages -- chapter 4. Gods and goddesses.
Summary: This volume describes the gods and goddesses that dominated China's mythology and folk culture, roughly from the 3rd millennium to 221 BCE, including the Baxian (Eight Immortals), Chang'e (moon goddess), Guandi (god of war), the Men Shen (door spirits), and Pan Gu (first man).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Chapter 1. Burial customs, religious beliefs, and social organization -- chapter 2. Intellectual and religious trends of confucianism -- chapter 3. Daoism and its great sages -- chapter 4. Gods and goddesses.

This volume describes the gods and goddesses that dominated China's mythology and folk culture, roughly from the 3rd millennium to 221 BCE, including the Baxian (Eight Immortals), Chang'e (moon goddess), Guandi (god of war), the Men Shen (door spirits), and Pan Gu (first man).

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