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Article: Die Mythen des alten Japan.
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- Asian Folklore Studies
- Article date:
- October 1, 1997
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Nelly Naumann, a German Japanologist well known to readers of Asian Folklore Studies through her contributions on Japanese folklore and other topics, has published an introduction to ancient Japanese mythology. After an introductory chapter in which the author presents her understanding of the concept of "myth," describes the ancient Japanese mythology and the history of its research, and explains the aims of her book, three chapters present translations by the author from the first parts of the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki, two historical works compiled in the early eighth century. The texts are followed by the comments of the author.
The author divides the ...