LEADER 03930nam 22006854a 450 001 9910455639503321 005 20211027235054.0 010 $a0-520-92278-6 010 $a1-59734-532-6 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520922785 035 $a(CKB)111087027175476 035 $a(EBL)223215 035 $a(OCoLC)475927297 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000121458 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11130275 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121458 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10115269 035 $a(PQKB)11458544 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3038171 035 $a(DE-B1597)543188 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520922785 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223215 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3038171 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10051181 035 $a(OCoLC)1163878127 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL223215 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027175476 100 $a20020604d2002 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA Chinese bestiary$b[electronic resource] $estrange creatures from the guideways through mountains and seas = [Shan hai jing] /$fedited and translated with commentary by Richard E. Strassberg 205 $aReprint 2019 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (339 p.) 300 $a"Philip E. Lilienthal Asian studies endowment." 300 $aParallel title in Chinese characters. 311 0 $a0-520-29851-9 311 0 $a0-520-21844-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-292) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tPreface --$tEditorial Notes --$tIntroduction --$tPLATES I TO LXXVI FROM THE --$tNotes --$tSelected Bibliography --$tGlossary Index to Plates 330 $aA Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands, and seas, along with minerals, flora, and medicine. The text also represents a wide range of beliefs held by the ancient Chinese. Richard Strassberg brings the Guideways to life for modern readers by weaving together translations from the work itself with information from other texts and recent archaeological finds to create a lavishly illustrated guide to the imaginative world of early China. Unlike the bestiaries of the late medieval period in Europe, the Guideways was not interpreted allegorically; the strange creatures described in it were regarded as actual entities found throughout the landscape. The work was originally used as a sacred geography, as a guidebook for travelers, and as a book of omens. Today, it is regarded as the richest repository of ancient Chinese mythology and shamanistic wisdom. The Guideways may have been illustrated from the start, but the earliest surviving illustrations are woodblock engravings from a rare 1597 edition. Seventy-six of those plates are reproduced here for the first time, and they provide a fine example of the Chinese engraver's art during the late Ming dynasty. This beautiful volume, compiled by a well-known specialist in the field, provides a fascinating window on the thoughts and beliefs of an ancient people, and will delight specialists and general readers alike. 517 3 $aShan hai jing 606 $aMythology, Chinese 606 $aFolklore$zChina 607 $aChina$xDescription and travel 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMythology, Chinese. 615 0$aFolklore 676 $a951 701 $aStrassberg$b Richard E$0640373 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455639503321 996 $aA Chinese bestiary$92462899 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01919oam 2200541 450 001 9910706220603321 005 20171030141659.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002456234 035 $a(OCoLC)858264406 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002456234 100 $a20130912j200002 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||a|a|| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNASA/GSFC research activities for the global ocean carbon cycle $ea prospectus for the 21st century /$fW.W. Gregg [and six others] 210 1$aGreenbelt, Maryland :$cNational Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center,$dFebruary 2000. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 22 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aNASA/TM ;$v2000-209882 300 $a"February 2000." 300 $a"Performing organization: Oceans and Ice Branch, Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes, Goddard Space Flight Center"--Report documentation page. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 17-19). 517 $aNASA/GSFC research activities for the global ocean carbon cycle 606 $aCarbon cycle$2nasat 606 $aOceans$2nasat 606 $aRemote sensing$2nasat 606 $aNASA programs$2nasat 606 $aAir water interactions$2nasat 606 $aResearch and development$2nasat 615 7$aCarbon cycle. 615 7$aOceans. 615 7$aRemote sensing. 615 7$aNASA programs. 615 7$aAir water interactions. 615 7$aResearch and development. 700 $aGregg$b Watson W.$01399590 712 02$aGoddard Space Flight Center.$bOceans and Ice Branch. 712 02$aGoddard Space Flight Center, 801 0$bOCLCE 801 1$bOCLCE 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910706220603321 996 $aNASA$93465047 997 $aUNINA