A Woman's Weapon : : Spirit Possession in The Tale of Genji / / Doris G. Bargen.
In this subtle and highly original reading of Murasaki Shikibu's 11th-century classic The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), Bargen explores the role of possessing spirits (mono no ke) from a female viewpoint. In several key episodes of the Genji, Heian noblewomen (or their mediums) tremble, spe...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1997] ©1997 |
| Year of Publication: | 1997 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (420 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Emblems
- Introduction
- Enter mono no ke: Spirit Possession in Cultural Context
- Exit mono no ke: Spirit Possession in The Tale of Genji
- Appendix A: Genji Chronology
- Appendix B: Genealogical Charts
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index