Two hundred and twenty Tales from medieval Japan--Tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons.
With black-and-white illustrations throughout P.
They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture.
Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these Tales reflect the Japanese civilization.
Two hundred and twenty Tales from medieval Japan--Tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons