Myths & Legends of Japan (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Study of Japanese Folklore (Illustrated Edition)By F. Hadland Davis
Length12h 28m
About this audiobook
Myths & Legends of Japan presents a wide-ranging treasury of Shinto cosmogony, Buddhist-inflected legend, heroic romance, ghost story, and folk tale, moving from the divine origins of the islands to fox spirits, moon maidens, warriors, and enchanted objects. Davis writes in the elegant, explanatory manner of early twentieth-century literary folklore, preserving narrative charm while placing Japanese materials within the comparative-mythological curiosity that followed Lafcadio Hearn and the West's growing fascination with Japan. F. Hadland Davis was a British man of letters whose works helped introduce Asian religious and legendary traditions to English-speaking readers. Writing at a time when Japan was newly prominent in Western cultural imagination after the Meiji era, he approached myth as both literature and moral inheritance, drawing on translations, travel writing, and scholarly sources to make an unfamiliar symbolic world legible without wholly domesticating its strangeness. This volume is recommended for readers seeking an accessible yet historically revealing entrance into the Japanese mythic imagination. Modern readers should note its Edwardian perspective, but its lucid storytelling, breadth of selection, and sensitivity to wonder make it valuable for students of folklore, comparative religion, Japanese literature, and anyone drawn to legends where the sacred and everyday continually meet.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
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GenrePsychology
Length12 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 16, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Slavic Mythology (Annotated)
2Preface
3Introduction
4Chapter I: The Period of the Gods
5Chapter II: Heroes and Warriors
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6Chapter III: The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Maiden
7Chapter IV: Buddha Legends
8Chapter V: Fox Legends
9Chapter VI: Jizō, The God of Children
10Chapter VII: Legend in Japanese Art
11Chapter VIII: The Star Lovers and the Robe of Feathers
12Chapter IX: Legends of Mount Fuji
13Chapter X: Bells
14Chapter XI: Yuki-onna, The Lady of the Snow
15Chapter XII: Flowers and Gardens
16Chapter XIII: Trees
17Chapter XIV: Mirrors
18Chapter XV: Kwannon and Benten. Daikoku, Ebisu, and Hotei
19Chapter XVI: Dolls and Butterflies
20Chapter XVII: Festivals
21Chapter XVIII: The Peony Lantern1
22Chapter XIX: Kōbō Daishi, Nichiren, and Shōdō Shonin
23Chapter XX: Fans
24Chapter XXI: Thunder
25Chapter XXII: Animal Legends
26Chapter XXIII: Bird and Insect Legends
27Chapter XXIV: Concerning Tea1
28Chapter XXV: Legends of the Weird1
29Chapter XXVI: Three Maidens
30Chapter XXVII: Legends of the Sea
31Chapter XXVIII: Superstitions
32Chapter XXIX: Supernatural Beings
33Chapter XXX: The Transformation of Issunboshi, and Kintaro, the Golden Boy
34Chapter XXXI: Miscellaneous Legends
35Memorable Quotes
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