University of Canterbury, 1998. — 186 p.
Цудзи Ясуко. Сравнительное исследование японской и полинезийской
мифологии на примере мифов о космогонии и трикстере (на англ. яз.)
In this thesis, Japanese mythology is compared with Polynesian
mythology. Particularly, two Polynesian myths are selected as
comparative material. The first one is a Maori cosmogony myth, a
South Island version of Tane, the second one a Samoan trickster
myth, The Octopus and the Rat.
Contents:
Introduction: aims of the study.
Prehistoric Migration in the Weste Pacific Rim.
A Maori Cosmogony Myth: the Story of Tane.
Cosmogony Myths: comparison and analysis — Japanese/Polynesian/Maori.
A Samoan Trickster Myth: the story of the Octopus and the Rat.
Trickster Myths: comparison and analysis — Japanese/Southeast Asian/Polynesian.
Summary and Conclusion.
Appendices (Maps, Pictures).
References.
Introduction: aims of the study.
Prehistoric Migration in the Weste Pacific Rim.
A Maori Cosmogony Myth: the Story of Tane.
Cosmogony Myths: comparison and analysis — Japanese/Polynesian/Maori.
A Samoan Trickster Myth: the story of the Octopus and the Rat.
Trickster Myths: comparison and analysis — Japanese/Southeast Asian/Polynesian.
Summary and Conclusion.
Appendices (Maps, Pictures).
References.