Handbook of Japanese Mythology

by Michael Ashkenazi

Book Overview

Japanese gods, too numerous to count, are known collectively as yaoyorozu-no-kamigami--the eight million. They are the cast of a vast, complex mythology that encompasses two religions, three cultures, and three millennia, one whose ancient deities are still hard at work today.
Handbook of Japanese Mythology makes it easy to travel this vast yet little-known mythological landscape. The book reveals the origins of Japan's myths in the very different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195332628
• ISBN13: 9780195332629
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"