Folklore Motif of the Mythical Lover in the Ancient and Early- Medieval Japanese Literature
Japanese folk culture put great emphasis on the cult of the serpent since the ancient times. This cult found reflection in ancient mythological texts, folklore narratives, and folk customs and rituals. Japanese worshiped the serpent as a God giving rain as well as the guardian of the area. In tradit...
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Russian Academy of Sciences, A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Studia Litterarum |
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| Online Access: | http://studlit.ru/images/Sadokova.pdf |
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