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* [[Margaret H. Childs]] published a study in English on ''chigo monogatari,'' followed by the complete translation of ''Aki no yo nagamonogatari'' " [[Chigo Monogatari, love stories or Buddhist sermons?]] ". [[(Downloadable article)]] | * [[Margaret H. Childs]] published a study in English on ''chigo monogatari,'' followed by the complete translation of ''Aki no yo nagamonogatari'' " [[Chigo Monogatari, love stories or Buddhist sermons?]] ". [[(Downloadable article)]] | ||
*[http://faculty.washington.edu/patkins/P.Atkins-Chigo_in_the-Medieval_Japanese_Imagination.pdf Chigo in the Medieval Japanese Imagination - University of Washington] | *[http://faculty.washington.edu/patkins/P.Atkins-Chigo_in_the-Medieval_Japanese_Imagination.pdf Chigo in the Medieval Japanese Imagination - University of Washington] | ||
*[http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2010/08/1000-years-of-pretty-boys/ 1000 Years of Pretty Boys « The Hooded Utilitarian] | |||
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Chigo Monogatari
The chigo monogatari is a special kind of literature Japanese , which tells a love story between a Buddhist monk and a young novice or chigo .
List of Works
- Aki no yo nagamonogatari秋夜長物語(Long story for a fall night)
The tragic connection between the monk and the young Keikai Umewaka.
- Ashibikiあしびき
An evil stepmother almost manages to prevent the binding between a monk and a chigo that escape an assassination attempt. Following these tests, the boy chooses to renounce the world and enter religion.
- Ben no sōshi辨草子
- Gemmu monogatari幻夢物語(The story of Gemmu)
Gemmu a Ohara priest meets a boy of fifteen, Hanamatsu, and falls in love. At the end of his quest he will find that the ghost of the novice, and his young murderer. ( XV century )
- Hanamitsu花みつ(Hanamitsu)
The stepmother Hanamitsu creates difficulties that lead him to suicide . But these events lead to his father and his brother-awakening to religion.
- Matsuho no ura monogatari松帆浦物語
- Saga monogatari暛峨物語
- Toribeyama monogatari鳥部山物語
See also
External links
- Margaret H. Childs published a study in English on chigo monogatari, followed by the complete translation of Aki no yo nagamonogatari " Chigo Monogatari, love stories or Buddhist sermons? ". (Downloadable article)
- Chigo in the Medieval Japanese Imagination - University of Washington
- 1000 Years of Pretty Boys « The Hooded Utilitarian
