From the Miraculous Conception to the Imperial Genealogy: The Axial Turn in Ancient Chinese Mythology and the Stratified Production of Classical Chinese Mythology
CHEN Yongchao
Front. Lit. Stud. China ›› 2026, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (1) : 37 -64.
A distinctive feature of classical Chinese mythology lies in the co-existence and commingling of deities and humans. While it remains difficult to ascertain whether ancient myths formed a self-contained system, the evolution from the miraculous conception
miraculous conception / imperial genealogy / mythology / early Chinese history / knowledge production
Higher Education Press
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