The Diamond Path: Tibetan and Mongolian Mythology: Myth and Mankind
by Michael Kerrigan; Clifford Bishop & James Chambers
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0705435636
- ISBN 13
- 9780705435635
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The Diamond Path: Tibetan and Mongolian Mythology (Myth and Mankind)
by Michael Kerrigan; Clifford Bishop; James Chambers
ISBN is 9780705435635 / 0705435636
Publisher:Time-Life, 1998
Hardcover
9.3 x 11 inches, 144 pages
Significant interplay exists between Chinese mythology and the philosophical traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Elements of pre-Han dynasty mythology such as those in Classic of Mountains and Seas were adapted into these belief systems as they developed (in the case of Taoism), or were assimilated into Chinese culture (in the case of Buddhism). Conversely, teachings and beliefs from Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism have, in turn, become integral components of Chinese mythology. For example, the Taoist belief of a spiritual paradise became incorporated into mythology as the place where immortals and deities dwell. Sometimes mythological and religious ideas have become widespread across China's many regions and diverse ethnic societies. In other cases, beliefs are more limited to certain social groups, for example, the veneration of white stones by the Qiang. One mythological theme that has a long history and many variations involves a shamanic world view, for example in the cases of Mongolian shamanism among the Mongols, Hmong shamanism among the Miao people, and the shamanic beliefs of the Qing dynasty from 1643 to 1912, derived from the Manchus. Politically, mythology was often used to legitimize the dynasties of China, with the founding house of a dynasty claiming a divine descent.
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- Title
- The Diamond Path: Tibetan and Mongolian Mythology
- Author
- Michael Kerrigan; Clifford Bishop & James Chambers
- Book Condition
- Used - Good- condition - former library owneship with mylar over-jacket, labels, rubber stamping & light wear, page 99/100 has tape rep
- Jacket Condition
- Good condition - former library owneship with mylar over-jacket, labels, light wear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0705435636
- ISBN 13
- 9780705435635
- Publisher
- Time-Life Books
- Place of Publication
- Alexandria
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 144
- Size
- 9.3 x 11 inches
- Keywords
- Tibetan & Mongolian mythology
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