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THE FOLKLORE OF JAPAN ... 66 46 ... ... » CRITICAL NOTICESThe Park Street Cemeteries , Calcutta : Hand - list of the Principal Monuments . Compiled by G. O'Connel and E. W. Madge . With plans . Calcutta , 1911. 410 .
THE FOLKLORE OF JAPAN ... 66 46 ... ... » CRITICAL NOTICESThe Park Street Cemeteries , Calcutta : Hand - list of the Principal Monuments . Compiled by G. O'Connel and E. W. Madge . With plans . Calcutta , 1911. 410 .
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Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan . By R. G. Smith . London : A. and C. Black . 1908 . The Mikado's Empire . By W. E. Griffis . New York and London : Harper and Brothers . 1899 . 3. Things Japanese . By B. H. Chamberlain .
Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan . By R. G. Smith . London : A. and C. Black . 1908 . The Mikado's Empire . By W. E. Griffis . New York and London : Harper and Brothers . 1899 . 3. Things Japanese . By B. H. Chamberlain .
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But no less interesting are the folk - beliefs and the weird superstitions of the Japanese , their fantastic legends and fascinating folktales . Quite a literature has been written on these last - mentioned subjects , in other words ...
But no less interesting are the folk - beliefs and the weird superstitions of the Japanese , their fantastic legends and fascinating folktales . Quite a literature has been written on these last - mentioned subjects , in other words ...
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9 a the title of " Ancient Talos and Folklore of Japan . ” About the shito dama , he says : - “ In many stories in MS . volumes I have told of shito dama or astral spirits . So much evidence have I got from personal acquaintances as to ...
9 a the title of " Ancient Talos and Folklore of Japan . ” About the shito dama , he says : - “ In many stories in MS . volumes I have told of shito dama or astral spirits . So much evidence have I got from personal acquaintances as to ...
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Closely allied to the belief in spirits and ghosts is the superstition widely prevalent among the Japanese that foxes and badgers can transform themselves into women . In Japanese legends , the Racoon - faced Dog ( Tanuki ) and the ...
Closely allied to the belief in spirits and ghosts is the superstition widely prevalent among the Japanese that foxes and badgers can transform themselves into women . In Japanese legends , the Racoon - faced Dog ( Tanuki ) and the ...
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