Myths and Legends of Japan Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2008) Ex-library copy

Ex-library copy

' Tess Woods

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Myths and Legends of Japan Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2008) Ex-library copyThe most popular myths and legends of Japanese culture are charmingly retold in English in this handsomely illustrated book. Here are myths of gods, heroes and warriors; legends of Buddha, and of the goddess Benten and the god Daikoku; tales of the sea and of Mount Fuji; accounts of superstitions and supernatural beings; observations on the spiritual properties of fans, flowers, dolls and butterflies and much more. The collection begins with the early