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Myths and Legends of China: Contents

Myths and Legends of China, by Edward T.C. Werner, [1922] | Chapter | | Page | | I. | The Sociology of the Chinese | 13 | | II. | On Chinese Mythology | 60 | | III. | Cosmogony—P’an Ku and the Creation Myth | 76 | | IV. | The Gods of China | 93 | | V. | Myths of the Stars | 176 | | VI. | Myths of Thunder, Lightning, Wind, and Rain | 198 | | VII. | Myths of the Waters | 208 | | VIII. | Myths of Fire | 236 | | IX. | Myths of Epidemics, Medicine, Exorcism, Etc. | 240 | | X. | The Goddess of Mercy | 251 | | XI. | The Eight Immortals | 288 | | XII. | The Guardian of the Gate of Heaven | 305 | | XIII. | A Battle of the Gods | 320 | | XIV. | How the Monkey Became a God | 325 | | XV. | Fox Legends | 370 | | XVI. | Miscellaneous Legends | 386 | | | Glossary and Index | 425 | | | Page | | Confucius: Teacher and Philosopher | Frontispiece | | The Spirit that Clears the Way | 44 | | Lao Tzŭ | 72 | | Nü Kua Shih | 82 | | Mencius | 90 | | Wên Ch’ang, K’uei Hsing, and Chu I | 110 | | The Buddhist Triad | 120 | | The Taoist Triad | 124 | | Hsi Wang Mu | 136 | | Chang Tao-ling | 138 | | Tou Mu, Goddess of the North Star | 144 | | Chiang Tzŭ-ya At K’un-lun | 156 | | Chiang Tzŭ-ya Defeats Wên Chung | 160 | | The Kitchen-god | 166 | | The Gods of Happiness, Office, and Longevity | 170 | | The Money-tree | 172 | | The Door-gods, Civil and Military | 174 | | Hêng Ò Flies to the Moon | 184 | | Wên Chung, Minister of Thunder | 198 | | Dragon-gods | 208 | | Spirit of the Well | 216 | | The Magic Umbrellas | 242 | | P’an Kuan | 248 | | Miao Shan Reaches the Nunnery | 262 | | The Tiger Carries Off Miao Shan | 266 | | The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea | 302 | | The Birth of the Monkey | 326 | | The Demons of Blackwater River Carry Away the Master | 352 | | Buddhists as Slaves in Slow-carts Country | 354 | | Sun Steals Clothing for His Master | 364 | | The Return to China | 368 | | Chia Tzŭ-lung Finds the Stone | 382 |