検索キーワード： 民話・神話の研究

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فنّانٌ جوّالٌ، وممثّلٌ، ومُغنٍّ، وبهلوانٌ، ومُهرّجٌ، ومُستفزٌّ، وغامضٌ، ومتمرّدٌ، ولمصافحته أثرٌ كملمس الشيطان، وابتسامته تشقّ الغيوم، يراقبك دائماً، ولا...

神々の気まぐれと英雄たちの意地が激突する古代ギリシア最大の争い、トロイア戦争の全貌を鮮やかに紐解き、口承伝説と考古学的な歴史の境界を浮かび上がらせる知的な探求の旅。日々の通勤の車内や一日の終わりの静...

一日の終わりの重たいストレスを手放し、古代の神話が織りなす極上のリラクゼーションと深い眠りの世界へ沈み込んでみませんか。大きすぎる責任や日常のノイズから離れ、壮大な大自然や星々を司る神々の視点に触れ...

西洋文化の深層を形づくる光と影の交錯。ギリシャ神話の神々や英雄が紡ぐ起源の物語から、現代にも通じる人間の恐れと願望を紐解く知的な没入体験がここから始まります。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静かなリラックスタイ...

混沌から秩序を生み出す壮大な創世神話と、冥界を下る英雄の試練の裏側に隠された、人類の普遍的な恐怖と豊かな想像力の源泉を解き明かす、心を揺さぶる神話学の世界へようこそ。日々の喧騒から離れた通勤時間や静...

When Paul Auster was asked to join NPR's Weekend All Things Considered program to tell stories, he turned the proposition on its head: he would let the stories come to him. He invited listeners to submit brief, true-life anecdotes about events that touched their lives. And so the National Story...

ローマ帝国の圧倒的な力と真っ向からぶつかり合った誇り高き戦士たちと、自然の理を操るドルイドの神秘的な世界へ飛び込み、失われたケルト神話の源流を解き明かす知的な旅へと出かけましょう。毎日の通勤電車の中...

全知全能とは程遠い感情的な神々と、私たちの心の奥底に潜む不安を具現化した恐ろしい怪物たちが織りなすギリシャ神話の世界へ没入し、現代に生きるあなた自身の内面を深く見つめ直す旅に出かけましょう。通勤電車...

This Very Short Introduction is a general introduction to oral history from the interview to the archive. Douglas A. Boyd examines the oral history interview, recording techniques and strategies, technologies for making oral history accessible, and the legal and ethical implications throughout the work of oral history. Boyd also pays special attention to the role of the archive and the importance of memory.

優しく心地よいベッドタイムストーリーの奥底には、危険な世界を生き延びるための切実な知恵と共同体の掟が息づいています。一日の終わりの静かなリラックスタイムに、私たちが何気なく耳にしてきた架空の物語が持...

First published three years before the print edition of Women Who Run With the Wolves made publishing history, this original audio edition quickly became an underground bestseller. For its insights into the inner life of women, it established Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés as one of the most...

The mythologies of the world are collective cultural dreams, and as such should be analyzed first from cultural perspectives. How do myths of the ancient Egyptians or Greeks, for instance, reflect the realities of the Egyptian and Greek cultures? When compared, however, mythologies reveal certain universal themes or motifs that point to larger trans-cultural issues such as the place of the human species in creation or the nature of deity as a concept. World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction is organized around the universal motifs.

This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction audiobook goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical mythology. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the listener from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from Arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to psychoanalysis, the Bible, and New Age spiritualism. 

Listen to a spellbinding version of the beloved classic "Beauty and the Beast" followed by two of Hans Christian Andersen's two classic fairy tales, "The Tinderbox" and "The Princess and the Pea". Prepare yourself for an hour of fascinating stories and storytelling.

Since its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell's revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In this book, Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world's mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction.

More than 80 classic myths retold and explained, from early creation beliefs to classical hero narratives and the recurring theme of the afterlife, narrated by Emma Fenney. The Mythology Book explores the compelling worlds and characters depicted in myths and legends. Delve into each myth and...

Discover the beguiling history of witchcraft, magic, and superstition through the centuries and across the world in this stunningly audiobook. A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most interesting and often controversial subjects in the...

Acclaimed author Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior broke new ground when it was first published 35 years ago, weaving autobiography, history, folklore, and fantasy in to a candid and revelatory story about the daughter of Chinese immigrants in mid-20th century California.

Discover everything you’ve ever wondered about the legendary spirits, creatures, and figures of Japanese folklore including how they have found their way into every corner of our pop culture from the creator of the podcast Uncanny Japan. Welcome to The Book of Japanese Folklore: a fascinating...