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Chinese folklorists are well acquainted with the work of their English-language colleagues, but until recently the same could not be said about American scholar

Chinese folklorists are well acquainted with the work of their English-language colleagues, but until recently the same could not be said about American scholar

“Ground-breaking . . . has implications for recognizing the existence and value of local, grass roots intellectual agency elsewhere in China and the globe.”

The Modern Chinese Folklore Movement coalesced at National Peking University between 1918 and 1926. A group of academics, inspired by Western thought, tried to

An illustrated introduction to the stories of deities, heroes and the origins of the universe that underpin traditional Chinese culture.