Harukor An Ainu Woman's Tale

Name: Harukor An Ainu Woman's Tale
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ISBN: 9780520210202

ISBN-10: 0520210204

ISBN-13: 9780520210202

Edition: 2000

Authors: Katsuichi Honda, Kyoko Selden, David L. Howell, Katsuichi Honda

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In this engaging tale, Honda Katsuichi reconstructs the life of an Ainu woman living on the northern island of Japan over five hundred years ago. Harukor's story, created from surviving oral accounts of Ainu life and culture as well as extensive scholarly research, is set in the centuries before the mainland Japanese nearly destroyed the way of life depicted here. In the first person, the fictional Harukor tells us of her childhood, her adolescence, and her motherhood, drawing on tales and songs performed by her grandmother and other bards. She describes festivals, weddings, childbirth and midwifery, traditional healing methods, battles, and funerals in detail. Her story is followed by the…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 4/12/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 350
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.100



List of Illustrations


Foreword



Translator's Note


Preface



Ainu Moshir


Ainu and Shisam


The Great Forests


Deer and Salmon


The Bounty of the Four Seasons


The Creation of Heaven and Earth


Ancestors


Kotan and Chise


Ikoinkar


Tusu and Ue-inkar


Uwepeker



Harukor


The Day of the Snowstorm


The Day of the Melting Snow


Moon's Dew


Iyomante Days


Days of Battle


The Day of Young Greens


A Rainy Winter Day


A Midsummer Day


Huchi's Day of Rest


The Day of the Falling Star



Pasekur


Pasekur's Journey


Shiromainu


Glossary


Bibliography of English-Language Books on the Ainu


Index