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  • Myths and Legends of China (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Study of Chinese Folklore

    by E. T. C. Werner, Faye Roswell ...
    Myths and Legends of China is a capacious early-twentieth-century survey of Chinese cosmology, divine hierarchies, heroic tales, popular superstition, and religious folklore. Werner gathers creation myths, stories of culture heroes, dragon lore, immortals, ghosts, and temple deities into a prose style that is lucid, cataloguing, and comparativist. The book belongs to a formative period of English ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Myths & Legends of China

    by ETC Werner, GP Editors ...
    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 ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Myths and Legends of China

    by E. T. C. Werner ...
    For administrative purposes there were at the seat of central government (which, first at P’ing-yang—in modern Shansi—was moved eleven times during the Feudal Period, and was finally at Yin) ministers, or ministers and a hierarchy of officials, the country being divided into provinces, varying in number from nine in the earliest times to thirty-six under the First Emperor, 221 B.C., and finally ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD

  • Myths and Legends of China

    by E. T. C. Werner ...
    As a member of the Chinese government's Historiographical Bureau in Peking, as well as a former barrister and British consul in Foochow, E.T.C. Werner published "Myths and Legends of China" in 1922 to elucidate the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of the Chinese people prior to the 20th century. These provocative and fantastical tales of Chinese history, myth and legend draw from ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Myths & Legends of China

    by E.T.C. Werner, Digital Fire ...
    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 ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Myths And Legends Of China

    by E. T. C. Werner ...
    Myths And Legends Of China by E. T. C. Werner. ... Read more

    $0.97 CAD

  • No Surrender

    by E. T. C. Werner ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Success and How He Won It

    by E. T. C. Werner ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Myths and Legends of China

    by E. T. C. Werner ...
    The West's first encounters with the folk tales and myths of the East proved to be a heady experience, as they were based on an entirely different value system and worldview than those that are reflected in the Greek myths and most subsequent Western folk tales. In Myths and Legends of China, author E.T.C. Werner offers up a rich tapestry of Chinese folk narratives. A must-read for fans of world ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Myths and Legends of China

    by E. T. C. Werner ...
    In the text, Werner elucidates various aspects of Chinese mythology, including creation myths, legendary heroes, mythical creatures, and religious beliefs. Drawing from a wide range of Chinese literary sources, historical texts, and oral traditions, the author presents a detailed and engaging portrayal of the mythological landscape of China."Myths and Legends of China" offers readers a glimpse ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Myths and Legends of China

    by E. T. C. Werner ...
    Myths and Legends of China' is a collection of mythical stories of China by E. T. C. Werner, who was a noted British diplomat in Qing Dynasty China and sinologist specialising in superstition, myths and magic. This unique and important collection of stories was first published in the year 1915. ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Myths & Legends of China

    by E.T.C. Werner ...
    From the preface:“ The chief literary sources of Chinese myths are the Li tai shên hsien t’ung chien, in thirty-two volumes, the Shên hsien lieh chuan, in eight volumes, the Fêng shên yen i, in eight volumes, and the Sou shên chi, in ten volumes. In writing the following pages I have translated or paraphrased largely from these works. I have also consulted and at times quoted from the excellent ... Read more

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