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CONTENTS
Hierarchy of Ancient China’s
Best-Known Gods 6
Introduction 7
A Fascination with Spirits and Monsters
Chapter One 11
The Ancient Chinese and Their Gods
Chapter Two 23
Creation of the World, Humans, and Culture
Chapter Three 35
Myths of Nature and Catastrophe
Chapter Four 47
China’s Fabulous Legendary Dragons
Chapter Five 58
The Chinese Myths in Modern Culture
Source Notes 69
For Further Research 71
Index 73
Picture Credits 79
About the Author 80
