Chinese demon tales: meanings and parallels in oral tradition
Auteur :
Yen, Ping-Chiu
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367773571
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2023
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
390 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book, first published in 1990, is a thematic analysis of five tales of early vernacular Chinese literature in light of literary, historical, philological sources and folkloristic methodologies in order to see to what extent tales of an intrinsically religious nature can offer meanings in the oral tradition.