Butterfly Dream: Love. Soul. Rebirth and Aesthetics

Author: Xiao Bing
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Zhuangzi's Dream of the Butterfly, the Butterfly Metamorphosis of Liang Zhu, and the ancient Greeks also believed that separated souls could transform into butterflies. The famous beautiful girl Psyche, whose name means "butterfly" and "soul," embodies this belief. Butterflies can represent changes in life status and the spiritual world, and the Butterfly Dream conveys mysterious messages about human life. The butterfly culture resonates across ancient and modern times, with the metamorphosis of a butterfly symbolizing a person's journey from birth to death, and ultimately to nirvana—the rebirth of the soul. The "Illustrated Series of Cultural Legends" consists of three titles: "Mermaid" — Symbolizing Sex, Life, and Death, "Tibetan Mastiff" — Spirit Dogs, Demons, and Divine Insects, and "Butterfly Dream" — Love, Soul, Rebirth, and Aesthetics. All three are set against the backdrop of Chinese culture, conducting comparative studies across East and West to decipher the ancient cultural codes. This is a popular reading book on folklore written by the renowned cultural anthropologist, Professor Xiao Bing, for the general readership.