Author: Robert SimmonsPublisher:
ISBN: 1583949089
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
Published in association with North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California.
The Story of Stone
Author: Jing WangPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822311959
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
In this pathbreaking study of three of the most familiar texts in the Chinese tradition--all concerning stones endowed with magical properties--Jing Wang develops a monumental reconstruction of ancient Chinese stone lore. Wang's thorough and systematic comparison of these classic works illuminates the various tellings of the stone story and provides new insight into major topics in traditional Chinese literature. Bringing together Chinese myth, religion, folklore, art, and literature, this book is the first in any language to amass the sources of stone myth and stone lore in Chinese culture. Uniting classical Chinese studies with contemporary Western theoretical concerns, Wang examines these stone narratives by analyzing intertextuality within Chinese traditions. She offers revelatory interpretations to long-standing critical issues, such as the paradoxical character of the monkey in The Journey to the West, the circularity of narrative logic in The Dream of the Red Chamber, and the structural necessity of the stone tablet in Water Margin. By both challenging and incorporating traditional sinological scholarship, Wang's The Story of Stone reveals the ideological ramifications of these three literary works on Chinese cultural history and makes the past relevant to contemporary intellectual discourse. Specialists in Chinese literature and culture, comparative literature, literary theory, and religious studies will find much of interest in this outstanding work, which is sure to become a standard reference on the subject.
The Classic Chinese Novel
Author: C T HsiaPublisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
ISBN: 9629966573
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
C. T. Hsia examines six landmark texts: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Water Margin, Journey to the West, Chin P'ing Mei, The Scholars, and Dream of the Red Chamber. In addition to providing historical and bibliographical information, he critiques structure and style, as well as major characters and episodes in relation to moral and philosophical themes. C. T. Hsia cites Western classics for comparison and excerpts each novel. Hailed as a classic upon its publication in 1968, The Classic Chinese Novel has remained the best singlevolume critical introduction to the subject.
Sky Traversing Emperor
Author: Luo LangHenPublisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648842933
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 749
Book Description
Young and reborn, looking for a father? Corroboration? Five years out. In the Tong Tian Continent, the martial arts massacred the world. The spirit energy would transform into profound energy, the mystical Qi would enter the sea of consciousness, the soul of the living in the sea of consciousness would awaken, and the martial practitioner would succeed. Bloodline Ignition, Berserk Level 9. Who could possibly stop it? The Blue Dragon, the Sky Profound Jade, and their good friends had traversed the seven realms ... [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] Close]
House of Killing God
Author: Ye LiangShenLingPublisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647574161
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 539
Book Description
He was the most powerful Divine General of his generation, yet he was condemned as a God. The God of Slaughter, Samsara, the man who died with grievances, annihilated the three kingdoms, won ten thousand academies, trespassed into the Demon Area, conquered the human world, conquered the Spirit Realm, fought the Beast World, and entered the Six Daos. How could the mighty God of Slaughter fear the heavens?
Shades of the Orient
Author: Stephanie GuerreroPublisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449732569
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
In this action-packed suspense in the exotic Orient, a classic tale of good versus evilspies, smugglers, and betrayalwho will be unmasked? The Smuggler Black Jade is many things. Hiding behind a prominent name by day and a Chinese mask by night, he can be anyonejust not the man he wants to be. Trapped in an ever-tightening web of deceit and pursued relentlessly by the White Dragon, he must choose which man he wants to be. When a way out is offered from a surprising source, will he choose power or let it go? The Spy A Spanish officer, a black market dealer, a shipping executive, an intelligence officerPhilip Montero is skilled at wearing masks to defeat the enemy, but this time he must face the enemy within. Plagued by nightmares, he must unlock his past in order to survive. Time is running out, though, and Black Jade has targeted the woman of his heart. Betrayed by his family, his former fiance, and his fears, who can teach him how to trust again? The Senorita Shipping-heiress-turned-missionary-nurse Francesca McRae is a target everywhere she turns. Desired as an heiress by power-hungry men and hated by the Chinese Boxers for her interference in the culture, she is surrounded by deception and hatred. None of her suitors are who they seem, yet one has stolen her heart. When loving others becomes more than she can handle, who can she trust? Where do you turn when life is too much to handle?
The Way to Immortal
Author: Jing KuiPublisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648842585
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 681
Book Description
Revenge for the master, seizing the treasure, being hunted down, being seriously injured, falling off the cliff; reaching the world outside the mortal world with varying levels of martial arts, rising majestically with soaring sword Qi; the ultimate of martial arts, the beginning of the immortal path, the long and endless path of immortality, the long and bitter cultivation of death, dominating the nine heavens! Close]
The Seven Archetypal Stones
Author: Nicholas PearsonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1620555484
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A guide to the mystery teachings of the mineral kingdom for catalyzing spiritual growth and healing • Focuses on 7 essential crystal and gemstone mentors: obsidian, jade, lapis lazuli, emerald, quartz, amethyst, and diamond • Integrates crystal lore from around the world with mineral science to reveal the archetypal wisdom embodied within each stone • Provides crystal healing exercises and meditations on the specific spiritual work each stone archetype supports Stones and crystals are our most ancient teachers. The relationships between the mineral kingdom and the human kingdom are as old as life itself, for the mineral kingdom--comprised of beautiful crystals, dense rocks, sands, clays, and everything in-between--is the very foundation upon which life developed on Earth. Supporting humanity through the eons, these teachers offer curative and restorative properties for healing as well as powerful guidance to catalyze spiritual growth. Integrating gemstone lore from around the world with modern mineral science, Nicholas Pearson guides readers on a journey into the inner realm of the mystery teachings of the mineral kingdom, a journey that mirrors the soul’s path to perfection. He reveals the archetypal wisdom embodied within 7 essential crystal and gemstone mentors--obsidian, jade, lapis lazuli, emerald, quartz, amethyst, and diamond--examining each stone’s mythological, historical, and cultural associations in tandem with their crystalline structure and chemical composition. He explores each stone’s healing and spiritual properties, providing practical exercises, esoteric revelations, and meditations on the specific spiritual work each stone archetype supports. Obsidian, for example, is the stone of initiation, revealing our shadow side and guiding us to places in need of light. Diamond, the final perfected stone of the seven, illuminates Divine Love, purifying us and leading our consciousness to enlightenment, cutting through any vestiges of fear or illusion because it is the hardest, sharpest, most luminous teacher the mineral kingdom has to offer. Enabling each of us to harness the power of stones for spiritual evolution and healing, this guide to the mystery teachings of the mineral kingdom shows how the ancient call to evolve with the crystals and stones that surround us lives on in an unbroken legacy.
Faces of our Ancestors
Author: J.G. CheockPublisher: J.G. Cheock
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Come face to face with our Austronesian ancestors, and listen to the story that they tell of ages past. Learn to recognize a remarkable civilization that inspired the legends and myths of the Phoenix and Griffin. Discover the peoples of distant lands that came to our shores, some of whom lived and died in the Philippine islands, becoming part of our rich genetic pool and heritage. See yourself in the light of an unforgettable civilization reborn inside you. Not just a copy, but like the Phoenix refined by fire, to fly higher and stronger carried by the wings of those who had gone before us.
The Mind and its Stories
Author: Patrick Colm HoganPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139440705
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
There are profound, extensive, and surprising universals in literature, which are bound up with universals in emotion. Hogan maintains that debates over the cultural specificity of emotion are misdirected because they have ignored a vast body of data that bear directly on the way different cultures imagine and experience emotion - literature. This is the first empirically and cognitively based discussion of narrative universals. Professor Hogan argues that, to a remarkable degree, the stories people admire in different cultures follow a limited number of patterns and that these patterns are determined by cross-culturally constant ideas about emotion. In formulating his argument, Professor Hogan draws on his extensive reading in world literature, experimental research treating emotion and emotion concepts, and methodological principles from the contemporary linguistics and the philosophy of science. He concludes with a discussion of the relations among narrative, emotion concepts, and the biological and social components of emotion.
