Asian Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Chinese Mythology, Japanese Mythology and Hindu Mythology

The origin of earth and humans -- Writing and art -- Natural disasters -- Li Tieguai : a Taoist myth -- Sun Wukong : The Monkey King -- The invesiture of the gods -- Three kingdoms -- Modern mythology : the bottle gourd children -- Japanese mythology -- Introduction to the Kojiki -- Introduction to the Nihon Shoki -- Influence and importance of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki to indigenous Japanese religion -- Yokai -- Japanese fairy tales -- Folk heories and heroines -- Contemporary versions of Japanese mythology -- Hindu mythology -- Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, and the beginning of the world -- The birth of Lord Shiva -- Saraswati & Brahma's fifth head -- Shiva tests Parvati -- Shiva snares a whale -- Ganesha spills a river -- Kubera's pride -- Ganesha injures a goddess -- Ganesha wins a race -- Shiva skips success -- Ravana's ten heads -- The birth of Rama -- Urmila's slumber -- Deer of deception -- Hanuman's torch -- Suvannamachha steals a bridge -- Hunaman moves a mountain -- The final battle -- Sita's purity -- Krishna steals butter -- Krishna trades for jewels -- Krishna swallows the flames -- Agni spreads a curse -- Vayu humbles the silk cotton tree -- Savitri chooses a husband -- Savitri's fidelity -- Chitragupta takes notes -- Ashes to ashes.