Handbook of Japanese Mythology

Name: Handbook of Japanese Mythology
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ISBN: 9780195332629

ISBN-10: 0195332628

ISBN-13: 9780195332629

Edition: 2008

Authors: Michael Ashkenazi

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Japanese gods, too numerous to count, are known collectively as yaoyorozu-no-kamigami--the eight million. They are the cast of a vast, complex mythology that encompasses two religions, three cultures, and three millennia, one whose ancient deities are still hard at work today. Handbook of Japanese Mythology makes it easy to travel this vast yet little-known mythological landscape. The book reveals the origins of Japan's myths in the very different realms of Buddhism, Shinto, and folklore, and explores related mythologies of the Ainu and Okinawan cultures and recent myths arising from Japan's encounters with modernization. It then offers vivid retellings of the central Shinto and Buddhist…

Book details

List price: $27.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 396
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.17" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English