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Title: HARUKOR
AN AINU WOMAN'S TALE
By: Honda Katsuichi, David L. Howell (Foreword), Kyoko Selden (Trans)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0520210204
ISBN 13: 9780520210202
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Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Pub. date: 6 April, 2000
Series: Voices from Asia S. 11
Pages: 350
Translated from: Japanese
Description: In this tale, Honda Katsuichi reconstructs the life of an Ainu woman living on the northern island of Japan over 500 years ago. Harukar's story is set in the centuries before the mainland Japanese nearly destroyed the way of life depicted here.
Synopsis: In this engaging tale, Honda Katsuichi reconstructs the life of an Ainu woman living on the northern island of Japan over five hundred years ago. Harukor's story, created from surviving oral accounts of Ainu life and culture as well as extensive scholarly research, is set in the centuries before the mainland Japanese nearly destroyed the way of life depicted here. In the first person, the fictional Harukor tells us of her childhood, her adolescence, and her motherhood, drawing on tales and songs performed by her grandmother and other bards. She describes festivals, weddings, childbirth and midwifery, traditional healing methods, battles, and funerals in detail. Her story is followed by the adventures of her oldest son, Pasekur, which end by foreshadowing an early Ainu rebellion against Japanese encroachment. Amply illustrated and prefaced by an extensive introduction to Ainu history, the natural surroundings, and the sources used to construct Harukor and her world, this volume is a unique portrait of Ainu gods and humans, of matters sacred and mundane, and of the distinctive Ainu respect for nature's bounty.
Illustrations: 99 illustrations, 2 maps
Publication: US
Imprint: University of California Press
Returns: Returnable
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