| Early European Writings on Ainu Culture: Religion and Folklore Contributor(s): Refsing, Kirsten (Author) |
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ISBN: 0700714863 ISBN-13: 9780700714865 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $2107.81 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: This, the fourth set in the esteemed Ainu Library series, focuses on their religion and folklore in over 30 texts first published between 1875 and 1950. These rare materials primarily depict Ainu religious beliefs as seen through the eyes of Western European travelers and scholars visiting Hokkaido, including work by John Batchelor (with eight separate texts), Basil Hall Chamberlain, and Neil Gordon Munrofirst. Other pieces included here are translations or retellings of Ainu folk tales and other orally transmitted literature, which-to the extent that they are accurately rendered-present Ainu beliefs in the words of the Ainu themselves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Reference - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Reference |
| Dewey: 494.6 |
| Series: Ainu Library Collection |
| Physical Information: 2512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This five volume set contains a number of texts on Ainu religious beliefs as seen through the eyes of foreign visitors to Hokkaido. Other texts included are translations or re-tellings of Ainu folk tales and other orally transmitted literature, which - to the extent that they are accurately rendered - present Ainu beliefs in the words of the Ainu themselves. The texts, over thirty in total, were published between 1875 and 1950 by Western European visitors to, and scholars in, Japan. Among the authors are John Batchelor (with eight separate texts), Basil Hall Chamberlain and Neil Gordon Munro. This is an invaluable anthology of original sources, as many earlier works on the Ainu were published in limited quantity and in obscure places, and they are often hard to trace for a researcher today. This collection of early Western works will be of immense help to scholars studying the Ainu, and will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, religion, oral traditions, folklore, and narrative. |