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Songs of Gods, Songs of Humans: The Epic Tradition of the Ainu
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Songs of Gods, Songs of Humans: The Epic Tradition of the Ainu
Contributors:
By (Author) Donald L. Phillipi
Foreword by Gary Snyder
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)
Dewey:
894.6
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
436
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
482g
Description
As an especially beautiful and pure example of the archaic epic styles that were once current among the hunting and fishing peoples of northern Asia, the Ainu epic folklore is of immense literary value. This collection and English translation by Donald Philippi contains thirty-three representative selections from a number of epic genres including m
