Folk Legends from Tono

Japan's Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures

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Produktbeschreibung

Folk Legends from Tono takes readers on a magical tour through the psychic landscape of the Japanese "spirit world" that was a part of its oral folk tradition for centuries. Morse's insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781442248229
• ISBN-10: 144224822X
• Artikelnr.: 41959236

Autorenporträt

Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962) was the founder of Japanese folklore studies. Sasaki Kizen (1886-1933) was a native of Tono and an avid collector of folk legends. Together they compiled and published The Legends of Tono in Japanese. Ronald A. Morse was Terasaki Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently a director of the Sangikyo Corporation.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Map Japan's Traditional Spirit World Chapter One: Biology and Human
Emotions Chapter Two: Souls Adrift between Two Worlds Chapter Three:
Family, Kinship, and Household Deities Chapter Four: Sidestepping
Misfortune and Evil Chapter Five: Survival on the Edge Chapter Six:
Tracking Nature's Trickster Animals Chapter Seven: Glimpses of Modern
Monsters Chapter Eight: No Spirit Forgotten Appendix A: Sasaki Kizen: A
Brief Biography of Japan's Grimm Appendix B: Background to the Book
Glossary and Topical Index About the Author