Book of Donmon Teith

In ancient Japan, Himiko the privileged daughter of her clan's leader, fights the constraints and expectations imposed on young women, and instead finds her own

As Himiko traverses ancient Japan in order to free enslaved members of her clan, she encounters members of many other tribes and emerges as the leader who will

"Hasan, whose power and omniscience crush him under an unbearable burden, is gradually released from his apathy and his pain. He admires the intelligence and st

Songs for the Spirits examines the Vietnamese practice of communing with spirits through music and performance. During rituals dedicated to a pantheon of indige

The essays in this volume examine the resurgence of the Mother Goddess religion among contemporary Vietnamese following the economic "Renovation" period in Viet