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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) *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 **Anito ** Gabâ **Kulam * Semitic mythology and **Arabian mythology **Jewish mythology *Shamanism in Siberia *Tungusic creation myth *Turkic mythology ** Tatar mythology *Vietnamese mythology Asian Asian may refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythology
Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrative as a myth can be highly controversial. Many adherents of religions view their own religions' stories as truth and so object to their characterization as myth, the way they see the stories of other religions. As such, some scholars label all religious narratives "myths" for practical reasons, such as to avoid depreciating any one tradition because cultures interpret each other differently relative to one another. Other scholars avoid using the term "myth" altogether and instead use different terms like "sacred history", "holy story", or simply "history" to avoid placing pejorative overtones on any sacred narrative. Myths are often endorsed by secular and religious authorities and are closely linked to religion or spirituality. Many soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
