Japanese Mythology : A Guide
Japanese Mythology : A Guide
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Author(s): Felt, Matthieu
ISBN No.: 9780197686034
Pages: 336
Year: 202607
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 125.22
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (Forthcoming)

Japanese myths present a significant barrier to entry for the Western reader. The primary sources are arcane, and their translations are not accessible to the non-specialist. Japanese deities (kami) have multiple, long names, and the myths exist in different and conflicting versions. Finally, the sheer number of kami makes grasping the pantheon difficult. Japanese Mythology: A Guide presents key Japanese myths in a format that is both rigorous and readable. Matthieu Felt brings together Japanese myths as they appear in the oldest extant sources and the various methodologies that have been used to study these myths during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Sources are indicated for readers wishing to do further research with original texts or to use Japanese myths in a comparative capacity.


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