The Boar: Folklore and Legend

For the Year of the Boar in 1923, Minakata Kumagusu began with a baffling telegram from his publisher and moved through the boar and the pig in Japan, China and Europe, the old belief that boars control vipers, pig-worship, foundation sacrifices and the autumn rice-cake festival.

This edition is a complete, unabridged New English Translation made directly from the Japanese, with endnotes identifying sources, persons and period terms.

AI-assisted translation.