Japanese myths present a significant barrier to entry for the Western reader. The primary sources are arcane, and their translations are not accessible to the non-specialist. Japanese deities (kami) have multiple, long names, and the myths exist in different and conflicting versions. Finally, the sheer number of kami makes grasping the pantheon difficult. Japanese Mythology: A Guide presents key Japanese myths in a format that is both rigorous and readable. Matthieu Felt brings together Japanese myths as they appear in the oldest extant sources and the various methodologies that have been used to study these myths during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Sources are indicated for readers wishing to do further research with original texts or to use Japanese myths in a comparative capacity.
| ISBN: | 9780197686034 |
| Publication date: | 15th July 2026 |
| Author: | Matthieu Felt |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP USA |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | World Myth Theo and Everyday Life Series |
| Genres: |
Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology) Literature: history and criticism |
Japanese myths present a significant barrier to entry for the Western reader. The primary sources are arcane, and their translations are not accessible to the non-specialist. Japanese deities (kami) have multiple, long names, and the myths exist in different and conflicting versions. Finally, the sheer number of kami makes grasping the pantheon difficult. Japanese Mythology: A Guide presents key Japanese myths in a format that is both rigorous and readable. Matthieu Felt brings together Japanese myths as they appear in the oldest extant sources and the various methodologies that have been used to study these myths during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Sources are indicated for readers wishing to do further research with original texts or to use Japanese myths in a comparative capacity.
Japanese Mythology features in the following genres: Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Literature: history and criticism
Japanese Mythology is available in Hardback, Paperback
Japanese Mythology was written by Matthieu Felt and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP USA
Japanese Mythology has 336 pages
Yes it is part of World Myth Theo and Everyday Life Series series
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