Select, Annotated Links Related to East-Asian Myth, History, and Culture
(Richard Hooker) Part of a much larger World Civilizations site featuring historical and cultural information on the world’s major civilizations. A good, brief introduction to the histories, religions, and cultures of East-Asia. W
Introductory information on the history and religion of Cambodia’s Khmers, the people who built Angkor Wat. W
Devoted to Japanese archaeoastronomy and its development in the modern world. Includes a number of stories drawn from traditional Japanese star lore. W
The Encyclopedia Britannica’s short overview of the history of Buddhism in China. R
Search under e-Book Library and follow the links to “Buddhist Studies” and again to “Buddhist Teachings” to find “Buddhist Tales for Young and Old (Vols. 1 and 2)—100 Jataka Tales (traditional Buddhist moral fables). The site features an impressive library of Buddhist scriptures, practice guides, histories, and more. WM
Pages on Chinese Arts & Crafts, Clothing, Script & Calligraphy, Folk Custom, Festivals, and much more. Check under Literature for more than a dozen Chinese myths and fables. W
An excerpt from renowned East-Asia specialist Donald S. Lopez’s book Religions of China in Practice. See also “Chinese Cultural Studies: Philosophy & Religion in China” on this site. W
Life and translated works of Confucius in 21 languages. WP
A concise overview of the key points of Confucian philosophy. W
Search this massive site’s Index for extensive files on China, India, Japan, and Korea. W
Links to hundreds of sites featuring information on the history, politics, culture, religion, and languages of East Asia in general as well as on each of its constituent political units. Rich assortment of links to philosophy and religion pages available for most countries. M
There are currently 168 brief articles on the deities and places in Chinese myth. R
Provides and excellent overview of Shamanism generally & Mongolian Shamanism in particular. Many related links. WM
Chatty introductory-level material on ancient Chinese myth and an A-Z list of Chinese gods. R
Links to information on this ancient Chinese divination manual and book of wisdom—and its connection to acupuncture, martial arts, feng shui, and more. M
An online directory of translations, commentary, resources, online divination services, software, and more related to the Chinese “Book of Changes.” M
A modern synthesis of ancient Chinese creation myths that is true to the spirit of the originals. Begins with a discussion of the original fragments, including the myth of Pan Gu and the material in The Heaven Questions. W
(J.B. Hare) Online books on Siberian, Malaysian, and Japanese traditional people. Also includes material on Shinto as well the 51-volume Sacred Books of the East featuring translations of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, Zoroastrian, and Islamic sacred texts & scriptures. P
Features brief hyperlinked articles on Japanese history, culture, and religion. W
Part of a mega-site devoted to fostering understanding and tolerance among the world’s faiths, “Foundation and Creation Myths in Korea and Japan: Patterns and Connections” is an introductory article on this dimension of comparative mythology. W
(The Indo-Mongolian Society of New York) Vast number of links to information on Mongol history, culture, religion, and art. M
(Martin Gray) Brief summaries and photos of the major sacred sites of East Asia. W
Comprehensive site featuring the history and beliefs of Taoism and its relationship to martial arts, Chinese medicine, Chinese philosophy. Also features translations of the Tao te Ching, the Yi Jing (I Ching), and Sun-tzu’s Art of War. WP
(Summum) An online, public-domain version of the 1927 Evans-Wentz translation of this famous guide for the soul entering the afterlife. P
History and information on the Mongols. Includes online articles and a bibliography. W
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