Asiatic Mythology Detailed Description Explanation by Hackin Clement Huart Raymonde Linossier (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.95.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.95.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No publication date. Book plate on inside of front cover. Black and white images inside. Introduction by Paul-Louis Couchoud. Book has 15 plates in color and 354 other illustrations. 'Until our present day the gods of vast Asia have remained all but unknown to the cultured European.' 0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 460 pp. Original red paper covered boards w/ gilt title on brown cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends slightly bumped. Previous bookseller's (?) label to top corner of front blank endpaper. DJ moderately soiled w/ light edge wear. Small crease to bottom corner of front flap. Illust. w/ 354 b/w pictures, and 16 full-page four-colour plates. Contents nice.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9789390729098.

Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. 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 Author:-Joseph Hackin was a French archaeologist and Resistance member. He acquired the French nationality in 1912. Initially, he was an assistant curator of the Muse 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 Dlgation archologique franaise 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 (1stĞ2nd century A.D.) was unearthed. It included a large number of Roman bronze, alabaster, Syrian glass, coins, Chinese lacquer bowls, and the famous ÔBegram ivoriesÕ. 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 WilmanGrabowska, CharlesHenri Marchal, Henri Maspero, Serge Eliseev', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231398 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 490 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 21.59 x 27.94 cms 490.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language: English. 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 Author:-Joseph Hackin was a French archaeologist and Resistance member. He acquired the French nationality in 1912. Initially, he was an assistant curator of the Muse 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 Dlgation archologique franaise 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 (1stĞ2nd century A.D.) was unearthed. It included a large number of Roman bronze, alabaster, Syrian glass, coins, Chinese lacquer bowls, and the famous ÔBegram ivoriesÕ. 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 WilmanGrabowska, CharlesHenri Marchal, Henri Maspero, Serge Eliseev', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231404 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 490 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 22.59 x 28.94 cms 490.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Reprint. Brown cloth on boards with gilt title; small light smudge to front cover. Edges: just a couple of tiny spots to top-edge; small thin smudge to bottom edge corner. Ffep: inscribed 1968. Just one small illustration with a word & p100 under it, otherwise clean contents. Comprehensive colour & b/w illustrations. Binding is VG+ albeit being a large book feels just a touch loose. 460p Dj: clean jacket. Light touch of rubbings. Spine: head & foot with light thin rubbing and teeny chips. Top and bottom edges with a small split. Price-cut to front flap foot. Heavy book: 1.5 kg.

Buckram. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. First American Edition. Moss green buckram, lettered in gilt. Mildly sunned along spine panel and over portions of both covers, with a few minor surface marks to cover cloth. Text block edges somewhat toned by age. Firm binding, clean and unmarked interior. First American edition, from British plates. 460 pp., copiously illustrated w/ 15 color plates, 354 other illus. A highly influential publication on its initial release, the gold-standard on Eastern mythology until the work of Joseph Campbell and others supplanted it. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

460 pp including index, quarto, coloured plates, b&w photographic and line illustrations, fore-edge mildly foxed, d/j covered in clear laminate, else very good copy in like, illustrated d/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. covers have minor wear and rubbing, small areas of color loss, usual library markings, withdrawn from art museum reference library, 460 pages including index, covers mythology of Persia, Kafirs, Buddhism in India, Brahmans, Lamaism, Indo-China and Java, central Asia, modern China and Japan, lots of bw and color illustrations Size: 10.25 x 12.5.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth. First Ediition. 12" tall x 9½". 460pp incl. index. 15 plates in colour and 345 other illustrations. ex library little wear, but very good and tight. Introduction by Paul-Louis Couchoud. 15 colour plates, black and white illustrations, 459pp, index. The nine sections in this volume were written by leading scholars of the day: The Mythology of Persia - Clement Huart; The Mythology of the Kafirs - J. Hackin; The Mythology of Buddhism in India - Raymonde Linossier; Brahmanic Mythology - H. de Wilman-Grabowska; The Mythology of Lamaism - J. Hackin; The Mythology of Indo-China and Java - C.-H Marchal; Buddhist Mythology in Central Asia - J. Hackin; The Mythology of Modern China - Henri Maspero and The Mythology of Japan - Serge Eliseev. Ex-Library.