Mythical Narratives of Yellow Emperor and Mythological Worship of Chinese Jade in the Classic of Mountains and Seas
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
Pages:
19-25
Received:
11 January 2017
Accepted:
9 March 2017
Published:
18 May 2017
Abstract: Through a focus on the motif of the mythical narrative of Yellow Emperor’s eating the white jade cream, this paper aims to elucidate the genetic mechanism of Chinese jade worship budded in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, unveil the underlying historical truth of the jade origination and transportation, and investigate the significance of white jade in molding the national ideology and material production.
Abstract: Through a focus on the motif of the mythical narrative of Yellow Emperor’s eating the white jade cream, this paper aims to elucidate the genetic mechanism of Chinese jade worship budded in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, unveil the underlying historical truth of the jade origination and transportation, and investigate the significance of white jade i...
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