Contents
Contents
| Chapter |
| Page |
| I. | The Sociology of the Chinese | |
| II. | On Chinese Mythology | |
| III. | Cosmogony—P’an Ku and the Creation Myth | |
| IV. | The Gods of China | |
| V. | Myths of the Stars | |
| VI. | Myths of Thunder, Lightning, Wind, and Rain | |
| VII. | Myths of the Waters | |
| VIII. | Myths of Fire | |
| IX. | Myths of Epidemics, Medicine, Exorcism, Etc. | |
| X. | The Goddess of Mercy | |
| XI. | The Eight Immortals | |
| XII. | The Guardian of the Gate of Heaven | |
| XIII. | A Battle of the Gods | |
| XIV. | How the Monkey Became a God | |
| XV. | Fox Legends | |
| XVI. | Miscellaneous Legends | |
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| Glossary and Index |
Illustrations
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| Page |
| Confucius: Teacher and Philosopher | |
| The Spirit that Clears the Way | |
| Lao Tzŭ | |
| Nü Kua Shih | |
| Mencius | |
| Wên Ch’ang, K’uei Hsing, and Chu I | |
| The Buddhist Triad | |
| The Taoist Triad | |
| Hsi Wang Mu | |
| Chang Tao-ling | |
| Tou Mu, Goddess of the North Star | |
| Chiang Tzŭ-ya At K’un-lun | |
| Chiang Tzŭ-ya Defeats Wên Chung | |
| The Kitchen-god | |
| The Gods of Happiness, Office, and Longevity | |
| The Money-tree | |
| The Door-gods, Civil and Military | |
| Hêng Ò Flies to the Moon | |
| Wên Chung, Minister of Thunder | |
| Dragon-gods | |
| Spirit of the Well | |
| The Magic Umbrellas | |
| P’an Kuan | |
| Miao Shan Reaches the Nunnery | |
| The Tiger Carries Off Miao Shan | |
| The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea | |
| The Birth of the Monkey | |
| The Demons of Blackwater River Carry Away the Master | |
| Buddhists as Slaves in Slow-carts Country | |
| Sun Steals Clothing for His Master | |
| The Return to China | |
| Chia Tzŭ-lung Finds the Stone |