Songs of gods, songs of humans: the epic tradition of the Ainu

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pt. 1. Songs of Gods -- 1. Song of Kararat Goddess -- 2. Song of the Fire Goddess -- 3. Song of Wolf Goddess -- 4. Song of Spider Goddess -- 5. Song of Young Killer Whale -- 6. Song of a Killer Whale -- 7. Song of the Goddess of the Waters -- 8. Song of the Owl God -- 9. Song of a Bear -- 10. Song of the Daughter of the Mountain God -- 11. Song of an Elderly Eagle -- 12. Song of the Owl God -- 13. Song of the Thunder God -- 14. Song of a Dragon God -- 15. Song of an Evil Bear -- 16. Song of a Huri Bird -- 17. Song of a North Wind Goddess -- 18. Song of a Swordfish -- 19. Song of an Old Boat Goddess -- 20. Song of Aeoina-kamui -- 21. Song of Aeoina-kamui -- 22. Song of Aeoina-kamui (Excerpt) -- 23. Song of the Young God Okikurmi (Dream Song) -- 24. Song of the Younger Sister of the Owl God -- 25. Song of the Younger Sister of Okikurmi -- pt. 2. Songs of Humans -- 26. Lullaby -- 27. Song of a Blood-Red Bird (A Woman of Menash) -- 28. Song of a Human Woman -- 29. Song of a Human Woman -- 30. Song of a Women of Shinutapka -- 31. Woman's Epic: Repunnot-un-kur -- 32. The Woman of Poi-Soya -- 33. The Epic of Kotan Utunnai.;"As an especially beautiful and pure example of the archaic epic styles that were once current among the hunting and fishing peoples of northern Asia, the Ainu epic folklore is of immense literary value. This collection and English translation by Donald Philippi contains thirty-three representative selections from a number of epic genres including mythic epics, culture hero epics, women's epics, and heroic epics. This is the first time, outside of Japan, that the Ainu epic folklore has been treated in a comprehensive manner"--Publisher.