Behind the Mask: On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, and Other Japanese Cultural Heroes |
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... story is actually based on an English novel , written in 1910 , called Madame X , A Story of Mother Love . The difference is considerable and highly revealing . In the original blue - eyed version , the wife gets tired of her husband ...
... story is actually based on an English novel , written in 1910 , called Madame X , A Story of Mother Love . The difference is considerable and highly revealing . In the original blue - eyed version , the wife gets tired of her husband ...
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... story - teller . Many early story - tellers and dancers travelled around osten- sibly to spread the Buddhist faith . Even today entertainers move around the country to perform at temples and shrines on festival days . Travelling and ...
... story - teller . Many early story - tellers and dancers travelled around osten- sibly to spread the Buddhist faith . Even today entertainers move around the country to perform at temples and shrines on festival days . Travelling and ...
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... stories , 80 Shinto , 3-5 ; and Buddhism , 13-14 ; and official morality , 14-16 ; festivals ( matsuri ) , 10-11 ... story - tellers , 156 , 210 Strange Tale from East of the River , 92 , 93 ' Stray Dogs ' , 204 Street of Primary ...
... stories , 80 Shinto , 3-5 ; and Buddhism , 13-14 ; and official morality , 14-16 ; festivals ( matsuri ) , 10-11 ... story - tellers , 156 , 210 Strange Tale from East of the River , 92 , 93 ' Stray Dogs ' , 204 Street of Primary ...
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Mirror of the Gods | 1 |
The Eternal Mother | 18 |
Holy Matrimony | 38 |
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