Myths & legends of India, Egypt, China & Japan [Book] : the mythology of the East : the fabulous stories of the heroes, gods, and warriors of ancient Egypt and Asia / Rachel Storm.

By:

Storm, Rachel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : North American distributor, National Book Network, c2011.Description: 256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 22 cmISBN:

9780754824381

Other title:

Myths and legends of India, Egypt, China & Japan
India, Egypt, China & Japan [Portion of title]

Uniform titles:

Encyclopedia of Eastern mythology.
Mythology of the world.

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

201.3095 03 23
201 .3095 03 23

Other classification:

201.309503

Contents:

The myths of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Sacred animals. Myths of the flood. Serpents and dragons. Gateways to the gods. Underworlds. Dying and rising gods. Heroes and quests. Angels and djinn -- The myths of India. Mythical mountains. Bodhisttvas. Tirthankaras. The avatars of Vishnu. Sacred rivers. The mother goddess. Dhyanibuddhas. The life of the Buddha -- The myths of China, Japan and South-East Asia. Yin and yang. Creation myths. The eight immortals. Shamans of Mongolia. Chinese dragons. The Shichi Fukujin. Demons. China's sacred peaks. .

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad	201.309503 STO-M (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		47624