Myths and Legends of Japan

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Cosimo, Inc., 1 de abr. de 2007 - 436 páginas
Nowadays Japan is seen as a modern and technologically innovative place, but in 1913, when Myths and Legends of Japan was first published, its culture seemed strange and exotic to the average Westerner. With this collection, F. Hadland Davis uses folklore to bring Japanese civilization to life and introduce this alien society to a Western audience. Davis arranges myths into 31 categories, including heroes and warriors, legends of Mount Fuji, animal legends, superstitions, and legends of the sea. Each chapter contains numerous examples of the genre, making for a volume packed with stories that will entertain both the Japan enthusiast and the mythology buff. FREDERICK HADLAND DAVIS is also the author of The Persian Mystics: Jalalu'd-Din Rumi (1907) and The Persian Mystics: Jami (1908), both available from Cosimo.
 

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CHAP PAGE INTRODUCTION
xi
THE PERiod of the Gods
21
HEROES and WarrIORS
38
THE BAmboocutter and the MoonMaiden
65
BUDDHA Legends
80
Fox Legends
93
Jizō THE GOD OF CHILDREN
104
LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART
112
FESTIVALS
220
THE PEONYLANTERN
231
Kōbō Daishi Nichiren and Shōdo Shonin
234
FANS
243
THUNDER
250
ANIMal LegendS
255
BIRD AND INSECT Legends
276
CONcerning TeA
290

THE STAR LOVERS AND THE ROBE OF FEATHERS
126
LEGENDS of Mount Fuji
130
BELLS
140
YUKIONNa the Lady of the SnoW
149
FLOWERS and Gardens
154
TREES
174
MIRRORS
190
KWANNON AND BENTEN DAIKOKU Ebisu and HOTEI
199
DOLLs and Butterflies
214
THree MaidenS
313
LEgends of the Sea
323
XXVIII SUperstitions
342
A NOTE ON JAPANESE POETRY
380
Gods and Goddesses
387
Genealogy OF THE AGE of the GoDS
393
INDEX OF POETICAL QUOTATIONS
402
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