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Asian Mythology
{{Short description, none This is a list of mythologies native to Asia: * Buddhist mythology *Chinese mythology * Christian mythology (in Western Asia) *Egyptian mythology * Georgian mythology *Greek mythology (see Greco-Buddhism) * Hindu mythology ** Ayyavazhi mythology **Tamil mythology **Vedic mythology * Hittite mythology and religion * Indo-Iranian mythology ** Ossetian mythology ** Persian mythology ** Scythian mythology *** Assianism **Zoroastrianism * Indonesian mythology ** Balinese mythology * Islamic mythology * Japanese mythology ** Oomoto **Shinto * Kanglei mythology *Korean mythology * Meitei mythology ( Manipuri mythology) * Mesopotamian mythology ** Ancient Mesopotamian religion ** Babylonian mythology * Mongol mythology **Tengriism (indigenous Mongol & Turkic belief) * Philippine mythology ** Diwata ** Anito ** Gabâ ** Kulam * Semitic mythology and ** Arabian mythology ** Jewish mythology * Shamanism in Siberia * Tungusic creation myth *Turkic mythology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythology
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the veracity of a myth is not a defining criterion. Myths are often endorsed by religious (when they are closely linked to religion or spirituality) and secular authorities. Many societies group their myths, legends, and history together, considering myths and legends to be factual accounts of their remote past. In particular, creation myths take place in a primordial age when the world had not achieved its later form. Origin myths explain how a society's customs, institutions, and taboos were established and sanctified. National myths are narratives about a nation's past that symbolize the nation's values. There is a complex relationship between recital of myths and the enactment of rituals. Etymology The word "myth" comes from Ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Mythology
Iranian mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples and a genre of ancient Persian folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the ancient Persians' own cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars study the myths to shed light on the religious and political institutions of not only Iran but of the Greater Iran, Persosphere, which includes regions of West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and Transcaucasia where the culture of Iran has had significant influence. Historically, these were regions long ruled by dynasties of various Iranian empires, that incorporated considerable aspects of Persian culture through extensive contact with them, or where sufficient Iranian peoples settled to still maintain communities who patronize their respective cultures. It roug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
