About the Book :-This large book contains a detailed description and explanation of the mythologies of practically all regions of Asia, by scholars like J.Hackin, Clement Huart, Raymonde Linossier, H. de Wilman Grabowska, Charles-Henri Marchal, Henri Maspero and Serge Eliseev. This book is a wonderful read for anybody who is or is not acquainted with these various mythologies. The mythologies that are discussed are that of Persia (Parsi mythology), Kafirs (a pagan sect of Afghanistan), Buddhism in India, Brahmanic Mythology, Lamaism, Mythology of Indo-China and Java, Mythology of modern China and the mythology of Japan. The book has 15 plates and 354 other illustrations in the text. This book is a reprint of the 1932 edition. About the Hackin was a French archaeologist and Resistance member. He acquired the French nationality in 1912. Initially, he was an assistant curator of the Mus�e Guimet and became later the curator. He participated in the Yellow Expedition in 1931. After several archeological missions in Afghanistan, he was appointed director of the D�l�gation arch�ologique fran�aise en Afghanistan in 1934. During the excavations conducted by Hackin and his team in Begram, between 1937 and 1940, an exceptional treasure of the Kushan period (1st–2nd century A.D.) was unearthed. It included a large number of Roman bronze, alabaster, Syrian glass, coins, Chinese lacquer bowls, and the famous ‘Begram ivories’. The Title 'Asiatic Mythology A Detailed Description And Explanation Of The Mythologies Of All The Great Nations Of Asia written/authored/edited by J. Hackin, Clement Huart, Raymonde Linossier, H. De Wilman-Grabowska, Charles-Henri Marchal, Henri Maspero, Serge Eliseev', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231398 is assigned to the Paperbac

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