Asian Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Chinese Mythology, Japanese Mythology and Hindu Mythology

ISBN: 195219136X

Author: Clayton, Matt

Condition: New

Introducing: An Asian Mythology Trilogy From the Creator of the Captivating History SeriesThis book includes three captivating manuscripts: Chinese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Chinese Folklore Including Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends from Ancient China Japanese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Japanese Folklore, Myths, Fairy Tales, Yokai, Heroes and Heroines Hindu Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Hindu Myths, Hindu Gods, and Hindu GoddessesThe first part of this book contains an amazing collection of Chinese myths will allow you to enter the Chinese mind so you can gather secrets and wisdom from a proud and respected country.And best of all, the myths are written in an exciting language and has an easy-to-read format that doesn't require you to be a specialist in order to understand.In the first part of this book, you will discover: A Story about Origin of Earth and Humans A Captivating Tale about the Poor Boy Ma Liang and the Paintbrush Stories about Natural Disasters Li Tieguai - A Taoist Myth Sun Wukong - The Monkey King The Investiture of the Gods A Story about Three Kingdoms Modern Mythology And much, much more!In the second part of this book, you'll discover captivating stories of mystery, horror, and romance while simultaneously learning about the Japanese culture.Here are just some of the topics and myths that the second part of this book covers: The Creation Stories The Myths of Origins The Journey to the Underworld The Wanderings of Susano-o The Birth of Amaterasu, Trukuyumi, Susawono, and the Leech-Child The Story of the Comb and the Curse Amaterasu and Susanowo The Contract of Amaterasu and Susawono Stories of the Three Most Evil Yokai of Japan Stories of Helpful Yokai My Lord Bag of Rice The Story of Urashima Taro The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and Kaguya hime The Legend of Yamato Takeru Contemporary Versions of Japanese Mythology And more!Within the third part of this book, you'll find the following Hindu myths covered: Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, and the Beginning of the World The Birth of Lord Shiva Saraswati & Brahma's Fifth Head Shiva Tests Parvati Shiva Snares a Whale Ganesha Loses His Head Ganesha Spills a River Kubera's Pride Ganesha Injures a Goddess Ganesha Wins a Race Shiva Skips Success Ravana's Ten Heads The Birth of Rama Urmila's Slumber Deer of Deception Hanuman's Torch Suvannamachha Steals a Bridge Hanuman Moves a Mountain The Final Battle Sita's Purity Krishna Steals Butter Krishna Trades for Jewels Krishna Swallows the Flames Agni Spreads a Curse Vayu Humbles the Silk Cotton Tree Savitri Chooses a Husband Savitri's FidelitySo if you want to learn more about these three Asian mythologies without having to go through boring textbooks, click "add to cart"!