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" The East Asian story finder : "
Sharon Barcan Elswit.
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BL
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1000932
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b755302
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| Main Entry
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Elswit, Sharon.
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| Title & Author
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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.
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| Publication Statement
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Jefferson, N.C. :: McFarland & Co.,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (vii, 280 pages)
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| ISBN
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0786453559
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: 9780786453559
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0786439459
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9780786439454
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and indexes.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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"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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Tales-- East Asia, Bibliography.
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Folklore.
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REFERENCE.
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Tales.
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East Asia, Folklore, Bibliography.
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East Asia.
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| Dewey Classification
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016.3982095
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GR330.E47 2009eb
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