The Dōjōji Tale and Ancient Bronze Metallurgical Traditions

A comparison of the motifs in the different versions of the famous Japanese folktale about the Dōjōji Temple leads the author to other tales which share some of the same motifs. In this way, he isolates two motif clusters, one on the theme of the mixed marriage between humans and snakes, and another...

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Main Author: Hesselink, Reinier (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: IACM, c/o Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University 2016
In: Comparative mythology
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Pages: 100-114
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