Folktales from the Japanese Countryside - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Folktales from the Japanese Countryside write by Fran Stallings. This book was released on 2007-11-30. Folktales from the Japanese Countryside available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From one of Japan's most popular and respected storytellers, this collection introduces readers to more than 40 wonderous tales from rural Japan—many that have not previously been seen or heard—from animal tales and tales of supernatural beings to stories about village characters and priests and their apprentices. It's a fascinating assortment that will delight young listeners, intrigue older readers, and offer scholars new insights. Background on the country and Japanese culture, notes on the tales, a glossary, recipes, games and crafts, and color photos and illustrations enhance the collection. All levels. As in many countries, storytelling is a revered art in Japan, and traditional tales have been carefully preserved for centuries. Yet only a small portion of Japan's tales has been shared with English-speaking audiences. From one of Japan's most popular and respected storytellers, this collection introduces readers to more than 40 wondrous tales from rural Japan—stories that have not previously been seen or heard—from animal tales and tales of supernatural beings to stories about village characters and priests and their apprentices.
The Folk Art of Japanese Country Cooking
The Folk Art of Japanese Country Cooking - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Folk Art of Japanese Country Cooking write by Gaku Homma. This book was released on 1993-01-14. The Folk Art of Japanese Country Cooking available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Those who love Japanese food know there is more to it than sukiyaki, tempura, and sushi. A variety of miso-based soups, one-pot cooking (nabemono), and vegetable side dishes with sweet vinegar dressing (sunomono) are just a few of the traditional dishes that are attracting many interested in Asian cooking. Homma presents an intriguing mixture of Japanese country cooking, folk tradition, and memories of growing up in Japan. Cooking methods include techniques for chopping vegetables, making udon and soba noodles, making tofu and using various tofu products, and making rich soup stocks. This is a book to use and treasure for its traditional Japanese cooking methods.
The Bible in Folklore Worldwide
The Bible in Folklore Worldwide - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Bible in Folklore Worldwide write by Eric Ziolkowski. This book was released on 2023-12-31. The Bible in Folklore Worldwide available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. the Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception (HBR) provide comprehensive introductions to individual topics in biblical reception history. They address a wide range of academic fields and interdisciplinary matters, including reception of the Bible in various contexts and historical periods; in diverse geographic areas; in particular cultural, social, and political contexts; and in relation to important biblical themes, topics, and figures.
The Undiscovered Country
The Undiscovered Country - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Undiscovered Country write by Melek Ortabasi. This book was released on 2020-05-11. The Undiscovered Country available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Yanagita Kunio (1875–1962) was a public intellectual who played a pivotal role in shaping modern Japan’s cultural identity. A self-taught folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, he promoted folk studies in Japan. So extensive was his role that he has been compared with the fabled Grimm Brothers of Germany and the great British folklorist James G. Frazer (1854–1941), author of The Golden Bough. This monograph is only the second book-length English-language examination of Yanagita, and it is the first analysis that moves beyond a biographical account of his pioneering work in folk studies. An eccentric but insightful critic of Japan’s rush to modernize, Yanagita offers a compelling array of rebuttals to mainstream social and political trends in his carefully crafted writings. Through a close reading of Yanagita’s interdisciplinary texts, which comment on a wide range of key cultural issues that characterized the first half of Japan’s twentieth century, Melek Ortabasi seeks to reevaluate the historical significance of his work. Ortabasi’s inquiry simultaneously exposes, discursively, some of the fundamental assumptions we embrace about modernity and national identity in Japan and elsewhere."
The Forgotten Japanese
The Forgotten Japanese - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Forgotten Japanese write by Tsuneichi Miyamoto. This book was released on 2010-03-01. The Forgotten Japanese available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A revealing look at rural lives and lifestyles that have all but disappeared today. Tsuneichi Miyamoto (1907–1981), a leading Japanese folklore scholar and rural advocate, walked 160,000 kilometers to conduct interviews and capture a dying way of life. This collection of photos, vignettes, and life stories from pre- and postwar rural Japan is the first English translation of his modern Japanese classic. From blowfish to landslides, Miyamoto's stories come to life in Jeffrey Irish's fluid translation.
