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Ancient myths, medicine, and monstrous creatures from China’s oldest text.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas
$39.76
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2000
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Summary
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 ecle…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447194 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447199 |
| Author: | Anne Birrell |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2000 |
| Weight: | 266g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 130mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
130 × 196 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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