The encyclopedia of Eastern mythology
Subtitle: legends of the East: myths and tales of the heroes, gods and warriors of ancient Egypt, Arabia, Persia, India, Tibet, China and Japan
By: Rachel Storm
Contributors: Storm, Rachel
Edition: [New ed.].
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780857235664
Subjects: Asian Mythology; Encyclopedias; Middle Eastern Mythology
Notes: Originally published: London: Lorenz, 1999.

"Previously published as Myths & Legends of India, Egypt, China and Japan"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The Myths of Egypt and Mesopotamia; title: Sacred Animals; title: Myths of the Flood; title: Serpents and Dragons; title: Gateways to the Gods; title: Underworlds; title: Dying and Rising Gods; title: Heroes and Quests; title: Angels and Djinn; title: The Myths of India; title: Mythical Mountains; title: Bodhisattvas; title: Tirthankaras; title: The Avatars of Vishnu; title: Sacred Rivers; title: The Mother Goddess; title: Dhyanibuddhas; title: The Life of the Buddha; title: The Myths of China, Japan and South-East Asia; title: Yin and Yang; title: Creation Myths; title: The Eight Immortals; title: Shamans of Mongolia; title: Chinese Dragons; title: The Shichi Fukujin; title: Demons; title: China's Sacred Peaks; title: Family Trees.