Comparative Study of Chinese and Korean Solar Myths

Author: Jiang Chengzhe
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Preface Chapter The Literary Significance of Myth
Section The Essence of Myth and the Meaning of Literature
1. The Essence of Myth
2. Myth and Literature
3. Myth in Literary History
4. The Realm of Mythological Literature
Section The Tradition of Korean Mythological Literature
1. The Essence of Hani
2. The Evolution of Mythological Literature After the Spread of Buddhism in China, Korea, and Japan
3. Hani's Contribution to Korean Literature
Section The Characteristics of Chinese Myth
1. The Definition of Myth by Chinese Myth Scholars
2. The Characteristics of Chinese Myth
3. The Distinction Between Myth, Legend, and Folklore
Chapter The Influence of the Myth of Hou Yi on Korean Myth
Section The Myth of Hou Yi
1. The Origin of the Hou Yi Myth
2. The Evolution of the Hou Yi Myth
Section The Myth of Hebo
1. The Origin of the Hebo Myth
2. The Evolution of the Hebo Myth
3. Hebo and Fengyi
Section The Relationship Between the Sun God and the Water God in the Dongming King Myth
1. The Myth of Jemu
2. The Myth ofZumong
3. The Relationship Between Buddhist Monks and Dragons in Buddhist Myths
Chapter The Sun God Thought Inherited by Korean Myth
Section The General Pattern of Korean Myth
1. The Sequence of Marriage and Birth
2. The Process of Ascending the Throne
3. Posthumous Miracles
Section The Relationship Between the Myth of Duryeong Wang and Dangun and Zumong
1. The Interrelation of Northeast Hero Myths
2. The Relationship Between the Duryeong "Eastming Myth" and the Goguryeo "Zumong Myth"
3. The Dialectics of Literary Meaning in the Dangun Myth
Section The Sacred Direction of the Myth of Zumong
1. The Dangun Orthodoxy Consciousness in the Myth of Zumong
2. Sacred Direction
3. The Myth of Zumong in Chinese Literature
Section The Narrative Structure of the Myths of Dangun and Zumong
1. The Narrative Structure of the Dangun Myth
2. The Narrative Structure of the Zumong Myth
Section The "Three Talismans" in the Dangun Myth
1. Three Heavenly Talismans and Bronze Ware
2. Is the "Drum" One of the Three Talismans?
Chapter Phases in Cultural History
Section The Fusion of Nomadic Horseback Culture
1. The Migration of Nomadic Peoples and the Formation of the Myth of Zumong
2. The Popularization of Horseback Culture
Section The Spread and Integration of Chinese Culture
1. The Relationship Between Paddy Culture and Oviparous Myth Elements
2. The Duality of Sacred and Profane
3. The Concept of Theocratic Rule
Conclusion
Appendix: A Comparison Between China's "New Talks of Cutting Lanterns" and Korea's "New Talks of Golden Turtle"
Preface
Section The Source of "Golden Turtle Talks" "New Talks of Cutting Lanterns"
1. The Position of "New Talks of Cutting Lanterns" in Korean Literary History
2. The Role of "New Talks of Cutting Lanterns" as a Source
Section The Ancestor of Korean Classical Novels "Golden Turtle Talks"
1. The World View Based on the Theory of Main Qi—From Theory to Qi Theory
2. The Theory of Dispersed Vital Energy
Section A Comparison of Works Between "New Talks of Cutting Lanterns" and "Golden Turtle Talks"
1. "Record of Tanmu's Drunken Journey to Juying Garden" and "Record of Li's Wall Peeping"
2. "Legend of Cui Cui" and "Record of Li Sheng Peeping Through the Wall"
3. "Record of Night Boating on Jianhu Lake" and "Record of Drunken Journey to Floating Green Pavilion"
Section The Thought of Mei Yue Tang in the Above Novels
1. An Experiment in Conceiving Love Based on the Theory of Causality—"Record of Li's Wall Peeping"
2. The Aesthetics of Love to Overcome Human Limitations—"Record of Li Sheng Peeping Through the Wall"
3. The Subjective Understanding of History Through Transcendent Experience—"Record of Drunken Journey to Floating Green Pavilion"
Conclusion
Main References
Afterword
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