The "Kappa" Legend. A Comparative Ethnological Study on the Japanese Water-Spirit "Kappa" and Its Habit of Trying to Lure Horses into the Water

1950/01/01 by Eiichiro Ishida, Yoshida Kenichi · 2 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Japanese History and Culture #Kappa #Legend #Habit #Art #Psychology #Philosophy #Literature #Social psychology #Linguistics

paper · doi:10.2307/1177401

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Abstract

, 吉田健一, The "Kappa" Legend. A Comparative Ethnological Study on the Japanese Water-Spirit "Kappa" and Its Habit of Trying to Lure Horses into the Water, Folklore Studies, Vol. 9 (1950), pp. i-vi+1-152+1-11

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• Kappa (folklore) [wikipedia]
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