The fox's craft in Japanese religion and folklore : shapeshifters, transformations, and duplicities /

For more than a millennium, the fox has been a ubiquitous figure at the margins of the Japanese collective imagination. In the writings of the nobility and the motifs of popular literature, the fox is known as a shapeshifter, able to assume various forms in order to deceive others. Focusing on recur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bathgate, Michael, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Colección:Religion in history, society & culture ; 7.
Temas:
Foxes > Religious aspects.
Foxes > Japan > Folklore.
Inari.
Renards > Aspect religieux.
Renards > Japon > Folklore.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Foxes
Foxes > Religious aspects
Inari
Japan > Religious life and customs.
Japan
Electronic books.
Folklore
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 The Jewel Maiden and The Murder Stone
  • chapter 2 Foxes, Wives and Spirits
  • chapter 3 To Whom Am I Speaking?
  • chapter 4 The Gift of the Fox
  • chapter 5 Using the Fox.

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