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The East Asian story finder : a guide to 468 tales from China, Japan and Korea, listing subjects and sources / / Sharon Barcan Elswit



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Autore: Elswit Sharon Visualizza persona
Titolo: The East Asian story finder : a guide to 468 tales from China, Japan and Korea, listing subjects and sources / / Sharon Barcan Elswit Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Jefferson, N.C., : McFarland & Co., c2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 280 pages)
Disciplina: 016.3982095
Soggetto topico: Tales - East Asia
Soggetto geografico: East Asia Folklore Bibliography
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-260) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Kindness rewarded and lessons learned -- Cherishing the earth and all living things -- Of wonders, magical objects, and enchantment -- Supernatural loves -- Devotion -- Strange events and ghostly encounters -- The power of dreams -- Supernatural creatures : tangling with tengu, tokkaebi, yamaubas, kappa, ogres -- The heroes : there is no danger which these women and men will not brave for the good of all -- Propitious births and extraordinary children -- Animal fables -- Tricksters and fools -- The way things are -- The problem solvers.
Sommario/riassunto: "A reference guide to 468 stories and folktales from China, Japan, and Korea, this book aims to lead storytellers, folklorists, teachers, and librarians to both popular and lesser-known East Asian stories. The book includes a comprehensive title index along with a subject index. Two appendices provide a list of stories organized by country and a glossary"--Provided by publisher.
Titolo autorizzato: The East Asian story finder  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-28070-8
9786612280702
0-7864-5355-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910823617503321
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