. . ISBN:？ 9787520 18 1990
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For thousands of years, the phoenix leaping from the flame has been a symbol of rebirth and revival. But how did this mysterious bird become so famous that it appeared repeatedly in world civilization and human history? What do we know about Phoenix?
Phoenix legend originated in ancient Egypt, and later appeared in every corner of the world in various periods. The author delves into this well-known but little-known fairy bird. By analyzing the similarities and differences of various myths and legends about the phoenix, the author describes the evolution of the image of the phoenix over thousands of years: from the auspicious bird in China mythology to the phoenix in classical works of ancient Greece and Rome, to the symbol of resurrection in medieval Christianity and the representative of the royal family in the European Renaissance. The author studied the significance of Phoenix in different cultures, its related beliefs and fairy tales, its symbolic and metaphorical usage, the doubts and speculations it caused, and its image in religion, medieval animal fables and even contemporary popular culture.
Phoenix will never be defeated by difficulties and death. It is the ultimate symbol of hope and rebirth. In Phoenix: The Legend of Birds, this fantastic mythical creature finally has a complete cross-cultural history.
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author
Joseph nig
Chief expert in mythical animal research, since the publication of The Book of Griffin by 1982, he has explored the rich cultural connotation of mysterious creatures in various styles and forms, and published the Book of Magical Animals and the Dragon Training Manual. His works have won numerous awards and have been translated into more than 20 languages. Among them, Sea Monsters: Textual Research on Ancient European Charts and Animals has been published in simplified Chinese.
translator
Li Wentao
Master of English Literature, an exchange scholar at Brigham Young University in Hawaii, USA, graduated from the first translation class of the national high-end applied translation talent training base. He has been teaching in the military academy 10 for many years, and now he works in the foreign affairs department of the government. There are more than 10 public and internal publications such as Domestication: Ten Species Make Today's World.
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Although the title of the book always reminds people of a "national style" combination, the actual narrative of this book is mainly the phoenix, a western mythical animal. The author not only studies the origin, spread and development of the Phoenix myth, but also tries to examine the changes in the image and cognition of the Phoenix and its social background from the perspective of cultural transformation. It is worth mentioning that "death and rebirth" is not only the core feature of the Phoenix myth itself, but also the narrative clue of this book: "The repeated appearance of the divine bird from one era to another just corresponds to the fable about it from birth to death and then to resurrection." Today, the image of "reborn from the fire" has transcended the geographical or cultural restrictions and become the worldwide spiritual core of the phoenix, and the charm of the divine bird lies in this. Finally, I have to say that the author's "popular science" is based on a detailed search, comparison and analysis of a large number of documents. The book quotes a large number of words about Phoenix in different periods, different regions and different language environments, which is a bit difficult to read and unimaginable to write. To study "Machamp's chaos" in this way is speechless except admiration.
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The first impression of contacting this book is that I can't understand why the author is obsessed with such a stupid question as "Does Phoenix exist?". But with the flood of historical materials, I realized that what the author wanted to discuss was not the problem itself, but the mythical image of "Phoenix" to express the development history of human culture and spirit. Whether the Phoenix exists is not the key to the discussion, but based on complicated historical materials, trying to find out the exact evidence and the logical support behind it, which embodies the most important rational spirit in the post-scientific era.
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An encyclopedia about the phoenix bird, which introduces the birth, development and fullness of the phoenix image in detail. Since ancient Egypt, Greece and China appeared, after thousands of years, mysterious phoenix images have appeared all over the world. Coincidentally, the phoenixes of different regions and civilizations have the same characteristics: unyielding, immortal, reborn and immortal, which have become the labels of the phoenix and its most attractive place. For thousands of years, Phoenix has become a mythical beast, a frequent visitor in literary works, a decorative pattern on family badges, and a sustenance in spiritual culture. It can represent resistance and unyielding, and can place nostalgia and love on it. "There are strange birds in the forest. They say they are phoenixes." The mystery of the phoenix still fascinates people. To learn about Phoenix, please read Phoenix!
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Comfortable and light, beautiful binding. The literature is rich, the pictures are old, and the medieval charm is strong. The material is too rich and dazzling, so I may not remember it clearly. As a desk book, it can be turned over frequently, and it is also very interesting.
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The evolutionary history of Phoenix is actually an evolutionary history of human "belief". From the initial Egypt, to Greece-Rome, Judaism, early Christianity, and then to the modern rebirth, the image, birth, death, resurrection and related images of the phoenix have different forms of expression. In the early days of the development of civilization, people used miracles instead of laws to explain things, which (probably) inevitably produced the legend of Phoenix. This also reflects the evolution of human desire, hope, love and comfort. With the development of religion, science and literature, Phoenix itself has experienced "rebirth" again and again. Whether Phoenix will change in your mind may be waiting for you to open this book.
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For the summary of unknown laws, human beings always subconsciously tend to adopt analogy method, which is especially obvious for me who study Chinese medicine. When I think of the element "fire", the first thing that naturally comes to mind is the flame that seems to burn everything all the time. I stepped back a few steps, away from the suffocating baking. The surrounding atmosphere began to be full of joy, and the colorful red planet suddenly came into view. The spring breeze blowing on my face brought a little noise. Perhaps, the recovery of everything after the shock is like the rebirth of a phoenix. Whether it is the rotation of the four seasons or the fate of 500 years, the law of growth and collection has never changed, and the life and non-life energy cycle back and forth, shaping this unique picture of heaven and earth, in which the mystery is the change of yin and yang.
The image of phoenix reborn from the fire, born and dead has a natural attraction to human beings, which is not only a spiritual incentive, but also hides the ancient desire of human beings for longevity. Throughout the ages, myths and legends are full of all kinds of long-lived creatures, and people are willing to believe in the existence of these "magical creatures" because of this. However, with the advent of the scientific era, disenchanted rational personality tells us that this wishful wish is not in line with common sense. As a result, the gods fell, but the phoenix survived stubbornly. If the bird of paradise is an illusory creature that exists in reality, then the phoenix should be counted as a realistic creature that exists in illusion. After all, there is no difference between myth and history. Myth always yields to reality because it is a part of reality. Just like God, the era of science has not banished it from people's lives, but buried it deeper in people's hearts, as if a bug slowly absorbed rotten nutrients, and one day, it will break out of its cocoon again and become the most desired image of the soul.
From this point of view, Phoenix has been living in our spiritual world. The reason why the images of the eastern and western Phoenix are different is precisely the different cultural soil that breeds it. In jung's view, the phoenix may be real, just like the collective consciousness, which embodies the most primitive historical memory of human beings. Every step we have taken is embroidered on its dazzling and colorful feathers, but not everyone has a pair of sunglasses to look directly at this legendary creature, but everyone has the ability to splash ink on it, which is what we did. No wonder history always has no truth.
People's spiritual world is probably composed of secular desires. Like the phoenix, they are constantly reborn. Just like the phoenix, they live in the celestial world where time goes by faster. Every time their feelings change, it always seems like a year, which makes people feel like 500 years have really passed. Painful emotions, like fire, bring nirvana to the mind. The completely crushed emotion turned into a chubby worm, wandering aimlessly on the ruins of emotion, desperately absorbing some available nutrients. After all, the whispers of death are always behind us. Clean up your mood and become a gorgeous phoenix again. Those painful memories are just a tail feather that makes you more beautiful.
Life is nirvana again and again. May you and I both find the phoenix in our hearts.
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