Myth and Origins in Chinese Mythologies

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Understanding Myth and Origins

Required Reading: 

• Week 4 - Creation and World Structure
• Oxford Reference: A Dictionary of Creation Myths: Introduction
• Encyclopedia Mythica: Creation Myths
• Mircea Eliade on Sacred Time

Suggested Viewing: 

Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers [VIDEO]

Chinese Mythologies

Required Reading:

• Handbook of Chinese Mythology

• Chapter 1 “Introduction”
• Chapter 2 “A Timeline of the Mythological World” 

• Myths and Legends of China

• Chapters 1-3 (“The sociology of the Chinese,” “On Chinese Mythology,” “Cosmogony”)

• Godchecker: Chinese Mythology: Read the descriptions of the gods. 

For Reference

• Creation Stories from Around the World
• Eliade, Mircea, Patterns in Comparative Religion. Sheed & Ward, 1958. "Chapter XI: Sacred Time and the Myth of the Eternal Return. " pp. 388-409 at https://archive.org/details/mircea-eliade-patterns-in-comparative-religion