Includes English translation of 13 Ainu chants. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Chiri Yukie and the origins of the Ainu shinʼyōshū -- The living world of the Ainu shinʼyōshū -- The Ainu social landscape -- Weighty animal spirits and important game animals -- Symbolic and ordinary animal spirits -- Chiri Yukie's Ainu shinʼyōshū.
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