Tomoko Iwasawa

Tama in Japanese Myth

A Hermeneutical Study of Ancient Japanese Divinity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book attempts to elucidate Japanese religious experiences by presenting an innovative interpretation of the oldest existing text of Japanese myth, the Kojiki. Iwasawa offers new insights into Japanese mythology regarding the relationship between the human and the divine.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 265g
• ISBN-13: 9780761855187
• ISBN-10: 0761855181
• Artikelnr.: 33390234

Autorenporträt

By Tomoko Iwasawa

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction PART I TAMA IN JAPANESE MYTH - HISTORICAL
INVESTIGATIONS Chapter 1 In Pursuit of Tama in the Japanese Language:
Motoori Norinaga's Interpretation of Tama Chapter 2 In Search of the
Salvation of Embodied Tama: Hirata Atsutane's Interpretation of Tama
Chapter 3 The Dialectic of Mythologizing, Demythologizing, and
Remythologizing PART II TAMA IN JAPANESE MYTH - CONCRETE MANIFESTATIONS
Part II Introduction Chapter 4 The Problem of Defilement: The Myth of
Izanagi and Izanami Chapter 5 The Problem of Sin: The Myth of Amaterasu and
Susanowo Conclusion Bibliography Index