Folk Legends from Tono: Japan's Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures by Kunio, Yanagita

Folk Legends from Tono: Japan's Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442248212)

Vendor: Yanagita Kunio
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
$109.00
$109.00
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Folk Legends from Tono: Japan's Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures by Kunio, Yanagita

Folk Legends from Tono: Japan's Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures

$109.00
Folk Legends from Tono: Japan's Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures by Kunio, Yanagita

Folk Legends from Tono: Japan's Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures

$109.00
Format: Hardcover
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Boldly illustrated and superbly translated, Folk Legends from Tono captures the spirit of Japanese peasant culture undergoing rapid transformation into the modern era. This is the first time these 299 tales have been published in English. Morse's insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable.

Author: Yanagita Kunio
ISBN-10: 1442248211
ISBN-13: 9781442248212
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 06/11/2015
Pages: 170
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.38h x 5.87w x 0.43d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2016
By Yanagita Kunio
By Yanagita Kunio
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Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962) was the founder of Japanese folklore studies. Sasaki Kizen (1886-1933) was a native of Tono and an avid collector of folk legends. Together they compiled and published The Legends of Tono in Japanese. Ronald A. Morse was Terasaki Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently a director of the Sangikyo Corporation.


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