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Myth Reading Group 23 March: In Ghostly Japan
The Myth Reading Group will meet on ‘Zoom’ on Thursday 23 March 2023, 5:30-6:30 pm (UK time). The link to join is posted in the comments for this post. All are welcome. The theme for the Spring Term is Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged folklore, ghosts, Japanese mythology, Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo)
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Open Seminar: Kami and Japanese creation myth
The Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies and the Centre for Myth Studies at University of Essex present an Open Seminar: Professor Megumi Yama Kyoto University of Advanced Science The concept of kami and Japanese creation myth Thursday 9 March, … Continue reading
Myth Reading Group 9 February: Susanowo
The Myth Reading Group will meet on ‘Zoom’ on Thursday 9 February 2023, 5:30-6:30 pm (UK time). The link to join is posted in the comments for this post. All are welcome. The theme for the Spring Term is Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged Amaterasu, Japanese mythology, Kojiki, Nihongi, Orochi, Sukunabikona, Susanowo
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Myth Reading Group 26 January: Izanami & Izanagi
The Myth Reading Group will meet on ‘Zoom’ on Thursday 26 January 2023, 5:30-6:30 pm (UK time). The link to join is posted in the comments for this post. All are welcome. The theme for the Spring Term is Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged Eurydice, Izanagi, Izanami, Japanese mythology, Kojiki, Leon Burnett, Orpheus Project
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Myth Reading Group 1 December: Amaterasu
The Myth Reading Group will meet on ‘Zoom’ on Thursday 1 December 2022, 5:30-6:30 pm (UK time). The link to join is in the comments for this post. All are welcome. The theme for the Autumn Term is ‘Beauty’. Amaterasu … Continue reading
The Significance of Trees in Japanese Culture, Religion, and Folklore
Myth Reading Group Thursday 7 June 12.00-1.30pm in Room 4.204 Amelia Starling (Senior Editor for Folklore Thursday) We are delighted to welcome Amelia Starling (Senior Editor for Folklore Thursday) to the Centre for Myth Studies. Amelia continues our discussion of … Continue reading
Trees in Japanese Mythology: Noh Theatre, Shinto Traditions, and the Takasago Pines
Guest blog post by Amelia Starling Living in Japan, it is impossible to ignore the influence of trees. In spring, you will be invited to attend Hanami, the cherry blossom viewing festival. This is one of the biggest social events … Continue reading
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Tagged Fukusa, Japanese mythology, kami, Noh Theatre, Shinto traditions, trees & forests
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Sukunahikona: Tuesday 3 May 2011
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Tagged Japanese mythology, moths, Sukunabikona, Sukunahikona
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Sukunahikona text
Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest of Times to A.D. 697, ed and trans. W. G. Aston, pp. 58-63.
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Tagged Japanese mythology, moths, Sukunabikona, Sukunahikona
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