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In the part titled “Introspection”the authors t try to trace the genesis ofcomparative mythology in China and the West, review recent development in this field in order to answer the “how” and “why” questions aboutthe growth in China of comparative mythology as an interdisciplinary field of study .The focus of the part titled “Innovations and Explorations” is the important question of whether thestudy ofcomparative mythologyin China,which has from the very beginning been done within the theoretical paradigm that prevails in the West, can produce one of our ownthrough exchange and dialogue.  The authors look at seven cutting-edge theories in search of inspirations.