Folk Legends From Tono - Japan''s Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures

Informationen zum Autor Compiled by Yanagita Kunio and Sasaki Kizen - Edited and translated by Ronald A. Morse Klappentext Boldly illustrated and superbly translated, Folk Legends from Tono captures the spirit of Japanese peasant culture undergoing rapid transformation into the modern era. This is the first time these 299 tales have been published in English. Morse's insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceMapJapan's Traditional Spirit WorldChapter One: Biology and Human EmotionsChapter Two: Souls Adrift between Two Worlds Chapter Three: Family, Kinship, and Household DeitiesChapter Four: Sidestepping Misfortune and EvilChapter Five: Survival on the EdgeChapter Six: Tracking Nature's Trickster AnimalsChapter Seven: Glimpses of Modern MonstersChapter Eight: No Spirit ForgottenAppendix A: Sasaki Kizen: A Brief Biography of Japan's GrimmAppendix B: Background to the BookGlossary and Topical IndexAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Ronald Morse
• Assisted by: Sasaki Kizen (Editor), Yanagita Kunio (Editor), Ronald A. Morse (Translation), Morse Ronald A. (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9781442248212
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4821-2
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Asian Studies;Japanese Folklore