The Japanese Myths. A Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits Thames & Hudson (370058873)

Хорошая подготовка к world of Japanese myth and legend. Це хитрый и тревожный ходьба на рихову tradition Japanese mythology, от earliest recorded legends Izanagi and Izanami, the divine offspring and creation of Japanese, in the medieval tales of green gothes, through to modern-day reincarn anime. While many around the world love Japan's cultural exports, несколько are familiar with Japan's unique mythology - enriched by Shinto, Buddhism и regional folklore. Mythology remains a living, evolving part of Japanese society, and ways in which people of Japan understand their mythes are very different toy even from century ago, let alone over millennium in the past. Отримуючи більше, ніж будь-який конкуренція за межами Japanese mythology, Japanese Myths не тільки retells ancient stories, але також зважають на їхнє место с помощью patterns Japanese religions, culture and history, helping readers in the days myths live and grow.