Ebook: Gods & goddesses of ancient China
Author: Campbell Trenton
- Tags: Mythology Chinese -- Juvenile literature., Gods Chinese -- Juvenile literature., Goddesses Chinese -- Juvenile literature., China -- Civilization -- To 221 B.C. -- Juvenile literature., BODY MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism., RELIGION -- Comparative Religion., Civilization., Goddesses Chinese., Gods Chinese., Mythology Chinese., China.
- Series: Gods and goddesses of mythology
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
- City: Array
- Language: English
- epub
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).
Abstract: 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)