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Myths & legends of China

From the author: My aim, after summarizing the sociology of the Chinese as a prerequisite to the understanding of their ideas and sentiments, and dealing as fully as possible, consistently with limitations of space (limitations which have necessitated the presentation of a very large and intricate topic in a highly compressed form), with the philosophy of the subject, has been to set forth in English dress those myths which may be regarded as the accredited representatives of Chinese mythology?those which live in the minds of the people and are referred to most frequently in their literature.

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  • "Myths and legends of China (éd. Singapour 1991)"
  • "Myths & legends of China (1922)"@en
  • "Myths & legends of China"@en
  • "Myths and legends of China"@en
  • "Myths and legends of China"

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  • "From the author: My aim, after summarizing the sociology of the Chinese as a prerequisite to the understanding of their ideas and sentiments, and dealing as fully as possible, consistently with limitations of space (limitations which have necessitated the presentation of a very large and intricate topic in a highly compressed form), with the philosophy of the subject, has been to set forth in English dress those myths which may be regarded as the accredited representatives of Chinese mythology?those which live in the minds of the people and are referred to most frequently in their literature."@en
  • "In this fascinating and comprehensive collection of Chinese myths and legends, E.T.C. Werner drew upon material readily available to him as a member of the Chinese government's' Historiographical Bureau in Peking. A former barrister and British consul in Foochow, Werner presents a wealth of information illuminating the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of the Chinese people long before the revolutions of the 20th century. Offering a provocative glimpse into a world dominated by traditional rules of etiquette and inhabited by demons, dragon-gods, and spirits, the vol."@en
  • "From the author: My aim, after summarizing the sociology of the Chinese as a prerequisite to the understanding of their ideas and sentiments, and dealing as fully as possible, consistently with limitations of space (limitations which have necessitated the presentation of a very large and intricate topic in a highly compressed form), with the philosophy of the subject, has been to set forth in English dress those myths which may be regarded as the accredited representatives of ..."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "Legenden (teksten)"
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  • "Myths and legends of China, by E. T. C. Werner"
  • "Myths & legends of China"
  • "Myths & legends of China"@en
  • "Myths and legends of China"@en
  • "Myths and legends of China"
  • "Myths &[and] legends of China"
  • "Myths & legends in China, by E.T.C. Werner"@en
  • "Myths & legends of China : With 32 ill. by Chinese artists"
  • "Myths [and] legends of China"
  • "Mythen en legenden van China"
  • "Myths & legends of China : with thirty-one illustrations in colours by Chinese artists"
  • "Myth and legends of China"
  • "Çin mitleri ve efsaneleri"@tr
  • "Çin mitleri ve efsaneleri"
  • "Mitos dan legenda China : kumpulan kisah fantastis dan rahaia di baliknya"
  • "Myths et legends of China"
  • "Myths & [and] legends of China"
  • "Myths and Legends of China"@en
  • "Myths and Legends of China"
  • "Mythen en legenden van China door E.T. Chalmers Werner"

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