These 130 articles explore mythologies in societies from India to Japan. Among the many topics are Buddhist and Hindu symbolic systems; myth in pre-Islamic Iran; Indonesian rites of passage; Chinese cosmology and demons; and Japanese conceptions of the afterlife and the "vital spirit." The mythological traditions of Turkey; Korea; Tibet; and Mongolia are also included."The almost 100 contributors combine; with characteristic precision and élan; the arts of science and poetry; of analysis and translation. The result is a treasury of information; brilliant guesswork; witty asides; and revealing digressions. This is a work of genuine and enduring excitement."—Thomas D'Evelyn; Christian Science Monitor
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