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Title
Japanese myths & legends - tales of heroes, gods & monsters

format
Hardback

Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing

Language
English

UK Publication Date
20220321

Description

A Collector's Edition, with deluxe binding and cover. A new introduction reveals our fascination with gods, heroes and legendary creatures. Introduces the characters, landscape and the culture. The series highlights the origins of modern fiction in myth and fable.

Jun'ichi Isomae (introduction) is Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan. He specializes in Religious Studies and Critical Theory, including the concept of the divine. His books include Japanese Mythology: Hermeneutics on Scripture (2010) and Religious Discourse in Modern Japan: Religion, State, and Shinto (2014).

Hiroshi Araki (introduction) is a Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan. His books include Konjaku Monogatarishu: Tracing its Composition and Representation of the World Outside Japan (2021), Kojidan, Zoku, Kojidan (2005) and Projecting Classicism: The Futurology of Japanese Classics (2020).

Gouranga Charan Pradhan (translator of the new introduction) is a Research Fellow at Nichibunken, Kyoto, where he researches the global circulation of Japanese classical literature and Japan's cultural-intellectual interactions abroad with a focus on the late-nineteenth to the early-twentieth century. His first monograph Sekai Bungaku toshite no Hojoki (in Japanese) is scheduled for a February 2022 launch.

Type
BOOK

Edition
New edition

Country of Publication
England

Number of Pages
415

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