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Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies (79 Edition) by Moss (ed.) Roberts Publisher Comments This fresh and elegant translation of 100 tales from 25 centuries of Chinese literature opens up a magical world far from our customary haunts. Illustrated with woodcuts.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Dictionary of Chinese Symbols : Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought (88 Edition) by Wolfram Eberhard Publisher Comments This unique and authoritative guide describes more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature and in Chinese custom and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and... (read more) List Price $35.95 Your price: $18.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Myths and Legends of China by E T C Werner Publisher Comments This highly readable and well-illustrated compilation includes fascinating Chinese myths about gods, stars, water, fire, plus tales about the goddess of mercy, the guardian of the gate of heaven, and many other legends. Features 32 lovely illustrations.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Handbook of Chinese Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology) by Lihui Yang Publisher Comments Every year, at the Wa Huang Gong temple in Hebei Province, China, people gather to worship the great mother, Nuwa, the oldest deity in Chinese myth, praising her for bringing them a happy life. It is a vivid demonstration of both the ancient reach and... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Teach Yourself Chinese Myths (Teach Yourself Myths) by Te Lin Publisher Comments Myths are symbolic stories that have evolved through oral tradition, and they have guided and inspired us for many years. Follow these lively retellings of popular and significant Chinese myths and discover how to unlock their hidden meanings so that... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Japanese Tales by Royall Tyler Publisher Comments A collection of 220 dazzling tales from medieval Japan is selected and editedby the acclaimed translator of "The Tale of Genji."... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Chinese Myths (Legendary Past) by Anne Birrell Publisher Comments Chinese myths were primarily a diffuse and fragmentary oral tradition, eventually preserved in writing only in a piecemeal fashion. Many classical texts are unavailable in translation, and the stories have been unknown to Western readers. Anne Birrell... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Tales of a Chinese Grandmother by Frances Carpenter Publisher Comments A wonderful collection of traditional folktales from China, Tales of A Chinese Grandmother presents thirty short stories that are perfect to read aloud at bedtime. The tales, told by the character Lao-lao, the wizened grandmother of the nineteenth... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn Publisher Comments "Kwaidan" means "weird tales." Lafcadio Hearn has taken kwaidan and written some amazing, hair-raising tales of long ago--delicate, transparent, ghostly sketches of a world unreal, but with a haunting sense of spiritual reality. It is a unique collection... (read more) List Price $13.75 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Chinese Wonder Book: A Classic Collection of Chinese Tales by Norman Hinsdale Pitman Publisher Comments The Chinese Wonder Book contains some of the most beloved tales of China, including 'Why the Dog Hates the Cat,' 'The Great Bell,' 'The Strange Tale of Doctor Dog' and 'The Talking Fish.' Originally published in 1919, this book has served as an... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Phādāēng Nāng Ai: A Translation of a Thai-Isan Folk Epic in Verse by Tossa Wajuppa Publisher Comments This first English translation of an Isan folk epic is both readable and faithful to the linguistic features of the Thai original. It is presented together with a thorough discussion of the historical background, explanatory material, and a glossary of... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $34.17 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Myths and Legends of Japan by F Hadland Davis Publisher Comments This handsomely illustrated book includes myths of gods, heroes, warriors; legends of Buddha, Benten and Daikoku; tales of the sea and of Mount Fuji; accounts of superstitions; and much more. 32 full-page illustrations offer compelling images of Buddha... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Creating Heaven, Creating Earth: An Epic Myth of the Lahu Peoplein Yunnan by Anthony R Walker Publisher Comments Reading a people's mythology permits a fascinating entry into another culture. To help the reader appreciate the details of the myth, Anthony Walker provides an ethnographic introduction to the Lahu people and their way of life. A social anthropologist... (read more) List Price $19.25 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Oriental Stories for Young & Old Publisher Comments Age-old folk tales and legends from all parts of Asia. Includes favorites of both adults and children.... (read more) This Edition: SOLD OUT add to wish list |
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Myths of the World: Deities and Demons of the Far East by Brian P Katz Synopsis With their universal themes of love, loss, and justice, myths, which define the values and customs of a particular society, continue to have meaning for us hundreds and even thousands of years after they were first told. The lavishly illustratd volumes... (read more) List Price $12.98 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Phadaeng Nang Ai: A Translation of a Thai-Isan Folk Epic in Verse by Wajuppa Tossa Publisher Comments This first English translation of an Isan folk epic is both readable and faithful to the linguistic features of the Thai original. It is presented together with a thorough discussion of the historical background, explanatory material, and a glossary of... (read more) Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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Mulan Five Versions of a Classic Chinese Legend With Related Texts by Shiamin Kwa List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Oriental Myths & Legends by Random House Uk This Edition: SOLD OUT add to wish list |
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Land of the Dragon-chinese Myth by Time-life Books Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 144) and index.... (read more) List Price $23.97 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Chinese Mythology by Anthony Christie TOC Chronology of mythical and historical dynasties -- Chinese setting -- Early peoples: Yangshao -- Lungshan -- First historical period: Shang -- Growth of a feudal society: Rise of Chou -- Emergence of Chhin -- Unification of China -- Myths and their... (read more) Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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