The Classic of Mountains and Seas - (Penguin Classics) by Anonymous (Paperback)

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This major source of Chinese mythology (third century BC to second century AD) contains a treasure trove of rare data and colorful fiction about the mythical figures, rituals, medicine, natural history, and ethnic peoples of the ancient world.
Author(s): Anonymous
336 Pages
Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
Series Name: Penguin Classics

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This major source of Chinese mythology (third century BC to second century AD) contains a treasure trove of rare data and colorful fiction about the mythical figures, rituals, medicine, natural history, and ethnic peoples of the ancient world.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas explores 204 mythical figures such as the gods Foremost, Fond Care, and Yellow, and goddesses Queen Mother of the West and Girl Lovely, as well as many other figures unknown outside this text. This eclectic Classic also contains crucial information on early medicine (with cures for impotence and infertility), omens to avert catastrophe, and rites of sacrifice, and familiar and unidentified plants and animals. It offers a guided tour of the known world in antiquity, moving outwards from the famous mountains of central China to the lands "beyond the seas."

Translated with an introduction and notes by Anne Birrell.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.79 Inches (H) x 5.07 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)

Weight: .74 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 336

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Folklore & Mythology

Series Title: Penguin Classics

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Format: Paperback

Author: Anonymous

Language: English

Street Date: January 1, 2000

TCIN: 81431101

UPC: 9780140447194

Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-7343

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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