TALES OF OLD JAPAN FAIRY TALE - FOLKLORE - GHOST STORIES - MYTHOLOGY

For many centuries, the most beautiful Japanese tales are collected and retold for generations as an expression of their history, philosophy, culture, religion, morality and the spectrum of their worldviews. The book "TALES OF OLD JAPAN - FAIRY TALE - FOLKLORE - GHOST STORIES - MYTHOLOGY" covers the most important stories of the most important Japanese writers during the last millennium. The introductions and analysis help the reader to learn the stories of ancient Japan with a better and deeper understanding.These stories realize a fantastic journey into a lost world of Japanese culture and society plus a wonderful introduction and overview in the Japanese literature of the genre of fairy tales, folklore, ghost stories and mythology.- Tales are a reflection of the culture and society - von Rasch, Carsten