Piggott 1997

Book

Author: Piggott, J.

Title: Japanese mythology

From the series: The Library of the world’s myths and legends.

Discusses the mythology of Japan, its origins in Shintoism and Buddhism, and the gods, spirits, men, and animals that appear in the many legends and stories.

Publisher: Chancellor Press, London 1997 (third revised edition, originally published in 1969)

Details: hardcover illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Contents include: The Country and Its Creation, A Historical Survey, The Beliefs and Deities of Japan, Creatures and Spirits, Heroes and Heroines, Men and Animals, Stories Old and New, Further Reading List. 

Pages: 144 pp.

ISBN 10: 0753700026

ISBN 13: 9780753700020

Language: English.

Dimensions: 277 mm (11 inch) x 206 mm (8 inch) x 15 mm (0.6 inch).

Prvate copy not for sale.

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