Literary Works

Literary Works

Collection of literary works on the kitsune. Most of these books are in my personal collection and have been transcribed here, some are linked externally. This listing will grow as I come up with interesting articles and excerpts and things--there's still too much in the library to dig up as is. Also, this is a good place to reference back for bibliographical information and such.

Fox Names and Grades (Rev. D.C. Buchanan, M.A., Ph.D.) - This excerpt was taken from the doctoral thesis Inari: Its Origin, Development, And Nature, published by the Asiatic Society of Japan. A very informative bit, with kanji. HTML file format, no images.

Myths of Unfamiliar Japan Volume 1, Chapter 15: Kitsune (Lafcadio Hearn) - This is the last chapter of the first volume of Lafcadio Hearn's Myths of Unfamiliar Japan, first volume. A very informative and important work on the kitsune.

Kiyoshi Nozaki's 'Kitsune' - One of the more popular older works on kitsune.

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