{"product_id":"harukor-an-ainu-womans-tale-voices-from-asia-volume-11-9780520210202","title":"Harukor: An Ainu Woman's Tale (Voices from Asia) (Volume 11)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarukor: An Ainu Woman's Tale (Voices from Asia) (Volume 11)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Selden, Kyoko. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780520210202.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging tale, Honda Katsuichi reconstructs the life of an Ainu woman living on the northern island of Japan over five hundred years ago. Harukors story, created from surviving oral accounts of Ainu life and culture as well as extensive scholarly research, is set in the centuries before the mainland Japanese nearly destroyed the way of life depicted here.\n\nIn the first person, the fictional Harukor tells us of her childhood, her adolescence, and her motherhood, drawing on tales and songs performed by her grandmother and other bards. She describes festivals, weddings, childbirth and midwifery, traditional healing methods, battles, and funerals in detail. Her story is followed by the adventures of her oldest son, Pasekur, which end by foreshadowing an early Ainu rebellion against Japanese encroachment.\n\nAmply illustrated and prefaced by an extensive introduction to Ainu history, the natural surroundings, and the sources used to construct Harukor and her world, this volume is a unique portrait of Ainu gods and humans, of matters sacred and mundane, and of the distinctive Ainu respect for natures bounty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968801337397,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520210204","price":91.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520210202_c91d9b95-b0f6-4bf0-b9b8-da66fc4e0914.jpg?v=1778791373","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/harukor-an-ainu-womans-tale-voices-from-asia-volume-11-9780520210202","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}