Myths and Legends of Japan Davis F.Hadland
The most popular myths and legends of Japanese culture are charmingly retold in English in this handsomely illustrated book. Here are myths of gods, heroes and warriors; legends of Buddha, and of the…
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The most popular myths and legends of Japanese culture are charmingly retold in English in this handsomely illustrated book. Here are myths of gods, heroes and warriors; legends of Buddha, and of the goddess Benten and the god Daikoku; tales of the sea and of Mount Fuji; accounts of superstitions and supernatural beings; observations on the spiritual properties of fans, flowers, dolls and butterflies and much more.The collection begins with the early myths of Japan, which the author describes as quaint, beautiful, quasi-humorous. These are followed by legends celebrating early heroes and warriors, and the earliest examples of the Japanese romance, The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Maiden. Many of the legends that follow reflect a poetic love of beauty and of nature. But as the author points out, there is plenty of crude realism in Japanese legend. We are repelled by the Thunder God's
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