por pedroceinos | Dic 6, 2025 | culture, folklore
Parnashavari: The Tibetan Goddess of Medicine Parnashavari: The Tibetan Goddess of Medicine Within the complex symbolism of Tibetan deities and protectors, I like to look for distinctive details that allow us to identify a figure the moment we see them in a temple....
por pedroceinos | Nov 26, 2025 | culture, folklore
The Smallpox Goddess (Doushen) The Smallpox Goddess (Doushen) The Smallpox Goddess (Doushen 痘神) is part of a group of goddesses whose primary role was the protection of children. In the final years of the imperial era, they operated under the authority of Bixia...
por pedroceinos | Oct 1, 2025 | books, culture, folklore
Legends of the Mother Goddess Legends of the Mother Goddess I am pleased to share with all you that the Italian translation of my book Legends of the Mother Goddess (and Other Myths of Goddesses and Women from the Peoples of China) has now been published and is...
por pedroceinos | May 8, 2025 | dainationality, folklore
A detective story among the Dai nationality A detective story among the Dai nationality Among the rich folk literature of the Dai nationality, living in the south and western borders of Yunnan province, mainly in the Xishuangbanna and Dehong Autonomous Prefectures the...
por pedroceinos | Abr 7, 2025 | folklore
The Qingming Festival: From Spring Celebration to Festival of the Dead The Qingming Festival: From Spring Celebration to Festival of the Dead The Qingming Festival (清明节) is today China’s Day of the Dead—the time when people remember their deceased relatives and travel...
por pedroceinos | Abr 2, 2025 | books, folklore
Linghu Zhuan’s Skepticism Leads Him to the Underworld Linghu Zhuan’s Skepticism Leads Him to the Underworld Linghu Zhuan was a man of great integrity who did not believe in gods or spirits. Whenever someone spoke of ghostly transformations or divine retribution in the...
