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This classic work contains detailed descriptions and explanations 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. It is a wonderful read for anybody who is not acquainted with the various mythologies of Asia. The mythologies covered are those of Persia (Parsi mythology), Kafirs (a non-muslim sect of Afghanistan), Indian Buddhists, Brahmanical, Tibet, Indo-China and Java, modern China and Japan. Containing 15 plates and 354 illustrations, this book is a reprint of the 1932?edition.