The god Susanoo and Korea in Japan's cultural memory : ancient myths and modern empire /: ancient myths and modern empire. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Weiss.
• Authors: Weiss, David
• Contents: Part I. Blurred boundaries and liminal identities. 1. A Foil to Set Off the Sun Goddess: Susanoo in the Ancient Sources ; 2. Passion for Transgression: Susanoo's Liminal Character ; 3. At the Margin of the Divine Country: Korea in Japanese Cultural Imagination -- Part II. Political mythology: a genealogy of Susanoo's connection to Korea. 4. "I do not want to Stay in this Land": Susanoo's Sojourn to Korea in the Ancient Court Chronicles ; 5. The God with a Thousand Faces: Susanoo and His Alter Egos in Medieval Mythology ; 6. Korea as a Realm of Death: Susanoo and Korea in Modern Discourses -- Epilogue: After the War: Susanoo in Scholarship, Tourism, and Popular Culture -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Publisher Details: London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 299.56; Gods, Japanese; Mythology, Japanese; Collective memory -- Japan; Dieux japonais; Mythologie japonaise; Mémoire collective -- Japon; Shintoism; Colonialism & imperialism; Asian history; Collective memory; Gods, Japanese; International relations; Mythology, Japanese; Korea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1910-1945; Japan -- Relations -- Korea; Korea -- Relations -- Japan; Corée -- Histoire -- 1910-1945 (Occupation japonaise); Corée -- Relations -- Japon; Japan; Korea; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350271173; 1350271179; 9781350271203; 1350271209
• Related ISBNs: 9781350271210; 9781350271180; 1350271187
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.