The Asian Animal Zodiac.

Sun, Ruth Q.

ISBN 10: 0785811214 / ISBN 13: 9780785811213

Published by Castle Books, Edison, NJ, 1999

About this Item

218pp, bibliography, bw figures. Or cream papered boards with black cloth spine in jacket. Prev owners name on ffep. Discusses each animal of the zodiac cycle, describing its history, virtues and flaws. Traditional folk tales from the countries of the far east illuminate the personalities of each different animal. All important decisions are affected by the animal zodiac, especially who and when to marry. This book with its many charts and stories, may well bring wisdom to the western reader as well. Size: 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 005261

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Asian Animal Zodiac.
• Publisher: Castle Books, Edison, NJ
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0785811214
• ISBN 13: 9780785811213
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Esoterica / New Age
  • Asia

About this title

Synopsis

This informative and delightful book examines each animal sign in the Asian zodiacal cycle and describes its history, its virtues, and flaws. Traditional tales from China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam illustrate each animal's "personality" as the people of those nations see it.

From the Publisher

In much the same way that Westerners predict their futures by studying the positions of the stars under which they were born, Asians use the ancient animal zodiac to explain their personalities and divine their fate. The twelve years in the Asian animal cycle were named for the twelve animals that visited Buddha on his deathbed. -- the rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, cock, dog, and boar. This informative book examines each animal of the cycle and describes its history, virtues, and its "all-too-human" characteristics. Traditional tales from China, Japan, Korea, Tibet and Vietnam illustrates each animal's personality as viewed by the people of those nations.