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9780486270456

Myths and Legends of Japan

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486270456

  • ISBN10:

    0486270459

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-03-23
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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This handsomely illustrated book includes myths of gods, heroes, warriors; legends of Buddha, Benten and Daikoku; tales of the sea and of Mount Fuji; accounts of superstitions; and much more. 32 full-page illustrations offer compelling images of Buddha and the Dragon, The Firefly Battle, and other subjects of these myths.

Table of Contents

CHAP.
INTRODUCTION
I. THE PERIOD OF THE GODS
II. HEROES AND WARRIORS
III. THE BAMBO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-MAIDEN
IV. BUDDHA LEGENDS
V. FOX LEGENDS
VI. "JIZO, THE GOD OF CHILDREN"
VII. LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART
VIII. THE STAR LOVERS AND THE ROSE OF FEATHERS
IX. LEGENDS OF MOUNT FUJI
X. BELLS
XI. "YUKI-ONNA, THE LADY OF THE SNOW"
XII. FLOWERS AND GARDENS
XIII. TREES
XIV. MIRRORS
XV. "KWANNON AND BENTEN, DAIKOKU, EBISU, AND HOTEI"
XVI. DOLLS AND BUTTERFLIES
XVII. FESTIVALS
XVIII. THE PEONY-LANTERN
XIX. "KOBO DAISHI, NICHIREN, AND SHODO SHONIN"
XX. FANS
XXI. THUNDER
XXII. ANIMAL LEGENDS
XXIII. BIRD AND INSECT LEGENDS
XXIV. CONCERNING TEA
XXV. LEGENDS OF THE WEIRD
XXVI. THREE MAIDENS
XXVII. LEGENDS OF THE SEA
XXVIII. SUPERSTITIONS
XXIX. SUPERNATURAL BEINGS
XXX. "THE TRANSFORMATION OF ISSUNBOSHI AND KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY"
XXXI. MISCELLANEOUS LEGENDS
A NOTE ON JAPANESE POETRY
GODS AND GODDESSES
GENEALOGY OF THE AGE OF THE GODS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX OF POETICAL QUOTATIONS
GLOSSARY AND INDEX

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