The East Asian story finder
Subtitle: a guide to 468 tales from China, Japan and Korea, listing subjects and sources
By: Sharon Barcan Elswit.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780786439454
Subjects: Tales -- East Asia -- Bibliography; East Asia -- Folklore -- Bibliography
Genres: Bibliography
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Kindness rewarded and lessons learned; title: Cherishing the earth and all living things; title: Of wonders, magical objects, and enchantment; title: Supernatural loves; title: Devotion; title: Strange events and ghostly encounters; title: The power of dreams; title: Supernatural creatures : tangling with tengu, tokkaebi, yamaubas, kappa, ogres; title: The heroes : there is no danger these women and men will not brave for the good of all; title: Propitious births and extraordinary children; title: Animal fables; title: Tricksters and fools; title: The way things are; title: The problem solvers.