Sharon Barcan Elswit

The East Asian Story Finder

A Guide to 468 Tales from China, Japan and Korea, Listing Subjects and Sources

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A reference guide to 468 stories and folktales from China, Japan, and Korea, this book aims to lead storytellers, folklorists, teachers, and librarians to both popular and lesser-known East Asian stories. Selected for their multicultural appeal to listeners and readers, the stories are divided cross-culturally into broad subject categories, from tales of supernatural love and devotion to stories dealing with Tengu, Tokkaebi, and other mystical creatures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 550g
• ISBN-13: 9780786495481
• ISBN-10: 0786495480
• Artikelnr.: 40494367

Autorenporträt

Sharon Barcan Elswit has been working as a children's librarian for 35 years. She currently teaches in New York City. She writes reviews for Jewish Book Council and has published in School Library Journal, Writer's Digest, and other magazines. Visit her website at www.sharonelswit.com .

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
I. Kindness Rewarded and Lessons Learned     
II. Cherishing the Earth and All Living Things     
III. Of Wonders, Magical Objects, and Enchantment     
IV. Supernatural Loves     
V. Devotion     
VI. Strange Events and Ghostly Encounters     
VII. The Power of Dreams     
VIII. Supernatural Creatures: Tangling with Tengu, Tokkaebi, Yamaubas,
Kappa, Ogres     
IX. The Heroes: There Is No Danger Which These Women and Men Will Not Brave
for the Good of All     
X. Propitious Births and Extraordinary Children     
XI. Animal Fables     
XII. Tricksters and Fools     
XIII. The Way Things Are     
XIV. The Problem Solvers     
Appendix A: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese Stories Listed by
Country     
Appendix B: Glossary     
Bibliography     
Story Title Index     
Subject Index