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The Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan

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The Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan - Snyder, Gary (Foreword by), and Reece, Sachiko (Translated by), and Kawai, Hayao
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This book examines the haunting, sad, and lively depths of the Japanese soul by interpreting some of major themes in fairy tales. A Japanese Jungian psychologist credited with founding Japanese analytical and clinical psychology and a senior professor at Kyoto University, Hayao Kawai (1928-2007) addresses here such questions as why so many Japanese fairy tales end in a "Happily ever after" marriage, and why the female figure best expresses the culture's ego and the country's possible future. Throughout the book, Kawai ...

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The Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan 2020, Spring Publications

ISBN-13: 9780882140964

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