Tama in Japanese Myth - A Hermeneutical Study of Ancient Japanese Divinity

Informationen zum Autor By Tomoko Iwasawa Klappentext This book attempts to elucidate Japanese religious experiences by presenting an innovative interpretation of the oldest existing text of Japanese myth, the Kojiki. Iwasawa offers new insights into Japanese mythology regarding the relationship between the human and the divine. Zusammenfassung This book attempts to elucidate Japanese religious experiences by presenting an innovative interpretation of the oldest existing text of Japanese myth! the Kojiki. Iwasawa offers new insights into Japanese mythology regarding the relationship between the human and the divine. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I TAMA IN JAPANESE MYTH - HISTORICAL INVESTIGATIONSChapter 1 In Pursuit of Tama in the Japanese Language: Motoori Norinaga's Interpretation of Tama Chapter 2 In Search of the Salvation of Embodied Tama: Hirata Atsutane's Interpretation of TamaChapter 3 The Dialectic of Mythologizing, Demythologizing, and RemythologizingPART II TAMA IN JAPANESE MYTH - CONCRETE MANIFESTATIONSPart II Introduction Chapter 4 The Problem of Defilement: The Myth of Izanagi and IzanamiChapter 5 The Problem of Sin: The Myth of Amaterasu and SusanowoConclusionBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Tomoko Iwasawa, Iwasawa Tomoko
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2011
• EAN: 9780761855187
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5518-7
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), geist;Kojiki;Religion;Religious Literature and culture