Religion:Panhu
Panhu (hanzi: 盤瓠; pinyin Pánhù; IPA: /pʰan³⁵-xu⁵¹/) is an important figure in Han and Yao mythologies. The Panhu mythological complex includes myths in Chinese and also other languages. This myth has a long history of being transmitted by Han Chinese and several of the other ethnic groups of the fifty-six officially recognized by the current administration of China, both orally and in literature.[1]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[2][3][4] In some variants, the dragon-dog became transformed into a human, except for his head.[5] This is sometimes attributed to the princess worrying that he was starving inside the golden vessel he was placed inside of for seven days and seven nights to transform into a human, which resulted in the process being incomplete.
Myth versus history
In the study of historical Chinese culture, many of the stories that have been told regarding characters and events which have been written or told of the distant past have a double tradition: one which presents a more historicized version and one which presents a more mythological version.[6] This is also true in many of the accounts related to Panhu.
Religion
Many of the myths regarding agriculture in China are related to popular religion and ritual. In modern times, Panhu has been worshiped by the She people and Yao people as "King Pan".[7]
See also
- Chinese folklore
Works cited
- Christie, Anthony (1968). Chinese Mythology. Feltham: Hamlyn Publishing. ISBN 0600006379.
- Yang, Lihui, et al. (2005). Handbook of Chinese Mythology. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533263-6
References
- ↑ 盤瓠與民族原推圖騰神話
- ↑ 苗族民间祭祀制度 吴正彪
- ↑ 葉曉文 盤瓠與民族原推圖騰神話
- ↑ 盤瓠神話
- ↑ (Christie 1968: 121-122)
- ↑ (Yang 2005:12-13)
- ↑ (Yang 2005: 52-53).
Further reading
- Fraser, Lucy (2018). "Dogs, Gods, and Monsters: The Animal–Human Connection in Bakin’s Hakkenden, Folktales and Legends, and Two Contemporary Retellings". In: Japanese Studies, 38:1, pp. 103–123. DOI: 10.1080/10371397.2018.1448972
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