Caos y creación. El tema de Hundun (混沌) en la antigua literatura china

• López Saco, Julio ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Central de Venezuela

     Universidad Central de Venezuela

     Venezuela

     
• Localización: Humania del Sur: Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos, Africanos y Asiáticos, ISSN-e 1856-6812, Vol. 20, Nº. 39, 2025
• Idioma: español
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  • Chaos and creation. The theme of Hundun (混沌)in ancient chinese literature
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  • español

    Hundun es una mítica entidad primordial asociada con el caos y al estado amorfo e indiviso del universo previo al proceso creativo; puede referirse a un ser legendario que no posee rostro, tiene cuatro alas y seis patas, y es considerada la deidad del caos cósmico. Representa, por consiguiente, el estado original del universo. En la literatura china aparece por primera vez en los clásicos de la época de los Estados Combatientes. El caos, como embrión, saco huevo, semilla, capullo o calabaza, es un símbolo mítico del tiempo paradisíaco de creación, tiempo del dào (?) antes del mundo humano profano.Recibido:20-05-25 / Aprobado:19-06-25

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    Hundun is a mythical primordial entity associated with chaos and the amorphous, undivided state of the universe prior to the creative process. It can also refer to a legendary being that is faceless, has four wings and six legs, and is considered the deity of cosmic chaos. It therefore represents the original state of the universe. It first appears in Chinese literature in the classics of the Warring States period. Chaos, as an embryo, egg, sac, seed, cocoon or gourd, is a mythical symbol of the paradisiacal time of creation, the time of the dào (?) before the profane human world.

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