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The East Asian story finder : a guide to 468 tales from China, Japan and Korea, listing subjects and sources / Sharon Barcan Elswit.

by Elswit, Sharon.

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Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Tales -- East Asia -- Bibliography.

East Asia -- Folklore -- Bibliography.

9780786495481 (pbk.)

vii, 280 pages ; 27 cm

Kindness rewarded and lessons learned -- Cherishing the earth and all living things -- Of wonders, magical objects, and enchantment -- Supernatural loves -- Devotion -- Strange events and ghostly encounters -- The power of dreams -- Supernatural creatures : tangling with tengu, tokkaebi, yamaubas, kappa, ogres -- The heroes : there is no danger which these women and men will not brave for the good of all -- Propitious births and extraordinary children -- Animal fables -- Tricksters and fools -- The way things are -- The problem solvers.

"A reference guide to 468 stories and folktales from China, Japan, and Korea, this book aims to lead storytellers, folklorists, teachers, and librarians to both popular and lesser-known East Asian stories. The book includes a comprehensive title index along with a subject index. Two appendices provide a list of stories organized by country and a glossary"--Provided by publisher.

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