General Theory of Chinese Mythology

Ten stars are given to Mr. Yuan. Tomato will give you -5 points if the content is missing and is not completed. It is recommended for readers who have no systematic knowledge of mythology and history. It is more suitable for beginners. This book focuses on sorting out, and many contents are covered.

It was only at the end that I realized that the old man had consulted so many ancient books in order to write this book. It was really not easy. Ancient Chinese mythology has always felt like a lack of system and continuity. This book can also give some reasonable explanations. It can open another door for people who like ancient Chinese myths and legends

Pangu's dying incarnation created everything in the universe; Kuafu's pursuit of the sun ended with the giant falling on the way to find water; Shen Nong's taste of herbs showed the hardship and selflessness of sacrifice for the people. We have heard many myths from many aspects, and they all teach us more or less some truths, but the characteristic of myths is that he was wrong Due to the complexity, it is always difficult for us to fully understand the collection of mythological stories. This book collects Chinese mythological stories into this book, allowing us to understand them more comprehensively and in detail. There is a certain truth behind each mythical story, which brings us a lot of power and allows us to learn a lot of knowledge.

Yuan Ke (1916-2001), a contemporary Chinese mythology master. In 1950, the first mythology monograph "Ancient Chinese Mythology" was published. After that, Mr. Yuan Ke wrote more than 20 books and papers of more than 8 million words, including "Selected Interpretations of Ancient Mythology" and "Collected Essays on Mythology". This book is an important result of Mr. Yuan Ke's years of research on Chinese "broad mythology" and systematic sorting and in-depth analysis of literary myth fragments in ancient books and documents. It is divided into "Introduction Part" and "Special Discussion Part", with a total of ninety-nine articles.

From ancient times to the pre-Qin Dynasty, from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" to various schools of thought, the author combs the origin, evolution, dispersion and consolidation process of Chinese generalized myths, and explores the relationship between myths and beliefs, myths and fairy tales, myths and history, myths and literature. From the perspective of the mythological system, Chinese mythology is relatively scattered and unsystematic. Western gods are more humane, while Chinese gods gradually lose their divinity and become closer to humans. Greek mythology tells the story of the gods constantly making mistakes and making up for their character flaws. Chinese mythology emphasizes the mission of the gods, and most of the mythological characters they create have romantic heroic qualities.

This book reminds me of the time when I was a child listening to my grandparents telling fairy tales. Mr. Yuan Ke's "General Theory of Chinese Mythology" is like a key, opening up my new understanding of Chinese mythology. The book mentions that "the first attribute of myth is literature", which I deeply agree with. Just like I am about to enter the marriage hall, although I am a little hesitant about the future, I believe that love is like a myth, beautiful and pure. Doesn't the story of "Jingwei Reclamation" also reflect this perseverance? I want to learn this spirit and face the future life bravely.

Highly recommended, this book is easy to understand and the author's expression is clear and concise. It is rich in content and is divided into two parts: an introduction and separate chapters. The introduction uses time as a clue to sort out the origin and development of myth and its relationship with side subjects, while the separate chapters analyze different versions of the same story. The most rewarding part for me was the thesis part. The mythical story I knew before may only be the most widely circulated version. In fact, due to the long history of the emergence of myths, many versions of myths have appeared during the circulation process. However, if we do not study carefully or increase our thinking, we will only see one version. Therefore, the analysis and comparison of different versions in this book are very meaningful to us.

It's like listening to the elders talking about mountains and reading the novels of the little people when I was young. Reading and reliving these fairy tales has become more and more mature. The group of village elders who loved to tell stories about cows, ghosts, snakes, spirits, monsters and monsters in the club for entertainment have all gone!

It gave the complex and fragmented Chinese mythology a preliminary system, and I gained a lot after reading it.

The author writes very well and quotes from classics.

I really like this book, it's very useful~♥♥♥

Looking forward to the complete set of Yuan Lao's works [Sending my heart][Sending my heart][Sending my heart]

Needless to say, myths ultimately come from life

Only then did I realize that there is a trajectory of social evolution in myths, and I benefited a lot.

The myths of each period are the cognition of the upper-level will of that period. If you want to understand the mythological culture of the entire China for thousands of years, this is an indispensable document.

It is lively and interesting, telling about famous works and books