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The Golden Bough Vs the Jade Leaf: A Chinese Perspective of Comparative Mythology

The Golden Bough Vs the Jade Leaf: A Chinese Perspective of Comparative Mythology

Shuxian, Ye
Biyu, Wu
Hui, Jia

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral ReferenceAnthropology

ISBN10: 9819523508
ISBN13: 9789819523504
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Jan 3 2026
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.99 Width: 6.24 Depth: 8.29
Language: English
This landmark volume offers a bold response from the East to the Western classic The Golden Bough, bringing Chinese perspectives into the global conversation on comparative mythology.

Through a close examination of the culturally distinctive motif of the Jade Leaf, the author reinterprets the foundational narratives of ancient China and highlights the symbolic and civilizational role of jade in shaping East Asian identity. By bridging disciplines such as mythology, literature, history, philosophy, religion, art, and anthropology, the book constructs a uniquely Chinese mythological coding system--one that challenges conventional boundaries and offers fresh insight into the spiritual and cultural imagination of ancient China.

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