Kojiki: Selected Myths from Japan, Bilingual with Complete Lexicon, Joffrey Chassat

BILINGUAL - With COMPLETE LEXICON and linguistic notes. A selection of eight mythological episodes taken from the Kojiki, a fundamental text of Shintoism. This chronicle, the oldest in the Land of the Rising Sun, dating from 712, is revealing of Japanese culture in that it allows us to understand beliefs and ritual practices still current in Japan. Japanese arts, such as manga and martial arts, refer to the Kojiki, for example Ueshiba Morihei, founder of aikido, who explains his entire practice based on these founding myths. This book will allow you to better understand Japanese culture. In addition, this bilingual version is particularly suitable for learning Japanese: with a complete lexicon, and readings for all kanji.