Episode 279 - The Prince of Thieves

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Episode 279 - The Prince of Thieves

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This week, we consider a figure who appears in two stories from the ancient collection of tales known as the Konjaku Monogatari: the bandit chief Hakamadare. What do we know about him? What do the stories say about him? And what can we learn from those tales?

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