Ameno Kamato by André Lebey

Ameno Kamato by André Lebey is a mythological prose-poem written in the early 20th century. Rooted in Shinto lore, it transforms a cosmic crisis into an allegory of war, devastation, and renewal, where ritual, dance, and music restore the harmony of nature and the light of the sun. The tale opens on a Japan ravaged by endless war, where nature withers and Susanoo’s darkness prevails. Grief-stricken by human bloodshed, the sun goddess Amaterasu retreats into a sealed cave, plunging the world into night. The gods convene in despair; Omoikane guides rites and invocations, Uzume dances upon a resonant bronze to kindle courage, and their efforts swell into a great, rhythmic clamor. At the height of the rite appears Ameno-Kamato, bearing a harp strung from thirty-three war bows; her music turns weapons into harmony, aligning with Uzume’s ecstatic dance to draw Amaterasu to slide the stone and return. Dawn floods the heavens, the gods and earth revive, and the story closes on the promise that disciplined art and sacred ritual can transfigure violence and rekindle cosmic balance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Lebey, André, 1877-1938
Illustrator Gorvel, Georges Emile Louis Eugène, 1866-1938
Title Ameno Kamato
Original Publication Paris: Georges Crès et Cie, 1924.
Credits Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Japan -- Fiction
Subject French fiction -- 20th century
Category Text
EBook-No. 78325
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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