Yukara, Epos of the Ainus
Book Details
Author(s)Kiyoko Miura
ISBN / ASINB016CMF4R8
ISBN-13978B016CMF4R9
Sales Rank479,419
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
The Ainu are Japans' largest ethnic minority. They are known for Shamanistic beliefs and practises which are considered part of the Siberian tradition. Shamanism is probably one of the sources of Shinto, the indigenous religion of the ethnic Japanese. This book contains the Yukara. The "yukara" in the Ainu language means the singing voice, and the book has several stories told in prose.

