talkstowolves: I speak with wolves and other wicked creatures. (Japan)
Since I'm currently living in Japan, I've decided to become more familiar with the Land of Wind and Ghosts from a mythological and anthropological perspective. My initial reading list on that is currently as follows:

Anthropology oriented:
The Anatomy of Dependence by Takeo Doi
The Anatomy of the Self: The Individual Versus Society by Takeo Doi
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture by Ruth Benedict

Mythology/Fairy Tale oriented:
Handbook of Japanese Mythology by Michael Ashkenazi
Japanese Tales by Royall Tyler
Myths and Legends of Japan by F. Hadland Davis

Particularly on the Karyukai:
Geisha by Liza Crihfield Dalby
Geisha: A Life by Mineko Iwasaki

Suggestions of additional reading material welcome.
talkstowolves: I speak with wolves and other wicked creatures. (Default)
I'm looking for suggestions of reading material in the following categories:

Mythology
Fairy tales
Folklore

Mythology
Regarding mythology, I'd like suggestions of comprehensive collections from specific cultures. For example:
Edith Hamilton's Mythology
Davis' Myths and Legends of Japan

Theory
Also, what do you suggest I read to round out my background in philosophical, sociological, and psychological theory?

The following writers are on my list:

Aristotle
Jacques Derrida
Sigmund Freud
Eric Fromm
Michel Foucault
Martin Heidegger
Carl Jung
Søren Kierkegaard
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Friedrich Nietzsche
Plato
Jean-Paul Sartre
Socrates

Feel free to suggest that I add specific authors to my list or point out which ones aren't really necessary.

Fairy Tale/Folklore Studies
Finally, besides reading the usual suspects in fairy tale studies, can anyone suggest any books I should pick up for my research?

The usual suspects:

Bruno Bettelheim
Joseph Campbell
Mary Wagner
Jack Zipes

I know I have many people on my friends page who are interested in many of these same topics, so I hope that you will share your knowledge with me. I'm dedicated to continuing my self-education in these areas... I must not succumb to academic (and personal) complacency!

So, please, help me and suggest!

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