“Dragons” in Ancient Chinese Mythologies Recorded in the Oracle Inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty on Tortoise Shells or Animal Bones
Qing Liu
Abstract
Qing Liu
Abstract
In ancient Chinese mythology, dragons were classifiedas biological dragons and supernatural dragons. Worship of dragon and the custom of dragon raising were both testified by oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty. Longboguo in mythology was related to Longfang in oracle inscriptions. Ancient mythology recorded in the oracle inscriptions of the shang Dynasty regarded the sexual intercourse of two dragons as ominous. Mythology was not the fantasy of human being. The emergence of mythology had its historical origins, and sodid the emergence of dragons.
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In ancient Chinese mythology, dragons were classifiedas biological dragons and supernatural dragons. Worship of dragon and the custom of dragon raising were both testified by oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty. Longboguo in mythology was related to Longfang in oracle inscriptions. Ancient mythology recorded in the oracle inscriptions of the shang Dynasty regarded the sexual intercourse of two dragons as ominous. Mythology was not the fantasy of human being. The emergence of mythology had its historical origins, and sodid the emergence of dragons.
Key concepts: Shang dynasty, Mythology, Ancient history, Worship, Literature, Art, Tortoise, History