Mulberry-trees. Goddess of, [169]
Mutilations. Practised by the Chinese, [38]–[39]
Mythology, [60] sq.; definition of, [60]; Chinese rigidity and, [61], [63]–[64]; intellect and, [61]; effect of Confucianism on, [61]–[62]; influence of religion on, [62]–[63]; effect of Buddhism on, [62]–[63]; history and, [63]; character of Chinese, [67]–[68], [423]; sources of Chinese, [69] sq.; doubt and, [73]–[74]; legend and, [74]–[75]; parallelisms between Chinese and Hebrew, [79] n.; cosmogony and, [92]
Myth-s. Prerequisites to, [64] sq.; periods fertile in, [68]–[69]; phases of, [71] sq.; Sung philosophers and, [73]; a nature myth, [133]; myths of the stars, [176] sq.; of time, [194] sq.; of thunder, [198] sq.; of lightning, [203]–[204]; of wind, [204]–[205]; of rain, [205] sq.; of the waters, [208]; of fire, [236] sq.; of epidemics, medicine, exorcism, etc., [240] sq.; effect of philosophy on, [423]
N
Nagas. Mountain dragons, [208]
Nails. See Finger-nails
Nameless. Universe originated from, [91]
“Nan K’o Mêng.” Dream of the South Branch; story of, [410] sq.