Asian Mythology · A Captivating Guide to Chinese Mythology, Japanese Mythology and Hindu Mythology

Asian Mythology · A Captivating Guide to Chinese Mythology, Japanese Mythology and Hindu Mythology
Authors
Clayton, Matt
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Tags
history
ISBN
9781724576057
Date
2018-07-30T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.99 MB
Lang
en
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Introducing: An Asian Mythology Trilogy From the Creator of the Captivating History Series

This book includes three captivating manuscripts:

Chinese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Chinese Folklore Including Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends from Ancient China

Japanese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Japanese Folklore, Myths, Fairy Tales, Yokai, Heroes and Heroines

Hindu Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Hindu Myths, Hindu Gods, and Hindu Goddesses

The first part of this book contains an amazing collection of Chinese myths will allow you to enter the Chinese mind so you can gather secrets and wisdom from a proud and respected country.

And best of all, the myths are written in an exciting language and has an easy-to-read format that doesn't require you to be a specialist in order to understand.

In the first part of this book, you will discover:

A Story about Origin of Earth and Humans

A Captivating Tale about the Poor Boy Ma Liang and the Paintbrush

Stories about Natural Disasters

Li Tieguai - A Taoist Myth

Sun Wukong - The Monkey King

The Investiture of the Gods

A Story about Three Kingdoms

Modern Mythology

And much, much more!

In the second part of this book, you'll discover captivating stories of mystery, horror, and romance while simultaneously learning about the Japanese culture.

Here are just some of the topics and myths that the second part of this book covers:

The Creation Stories

The Myths of Origins

The Journey to the Underworld

The Wanderings of Susano-o

The Birth of Amaterasu, Trukuyumi, Susawono, and the Leech-Child

The Story of the Comb and the Curse

Amaterasu and Susanowo

The Contract of Amaterasu and Susawono

Stories of the Three Most Evil Yokai of Japan

Stories of Helpful Yokai

My Lord Bag of Rice

The Story of Urashima Taro

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and Kaguya hime

The Legend of Yamato Takeru

Contemporary Versions of Japanese Mythology

And more!

Within the third part of this book, you'll find the following Hindu myths covered:

Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, and the Beginning of the World

The Birth of Lord Shiva

Saraswati Brahma's Fifth Head

Shiva Tests Parvati

Shiva Snares a Whale

Ganesha Loses His Head

Ganesha Spills a River

Kubera's Pride

Ganesha Injures a Goddess

Ganesha Wins a Race

Shiva Skips Success

Ravana's Ten Heads

The Birth of Rama

Urmila's Slumber

Deer of Deception

Hanuman's Torch

Suvannamachha Steals a Bridge

Hanuman Moves a Mountain

The Final Battle

Sita's Purity

Krishna Steals Butter

Krishna Trades for Jewels

Krishna Swallows the Flames

Agni Spreads a Curse

Vayu Humbles the Silk Cotton Tree

Savitri Chooses a Husband

Savitri's Fidelity

So if you want to learn more about these three Asian mythologies without having to go through boring textbooks, click "add to cart"!