An Introduction to Yōkai Culture
Monsters, Ghosts, and Outsiders in Japanese History
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Author
Contributions
- Yoda, Hiroko, translator - Contributor
- Alt, Matt, translator - Contributor
Publication
2017-03-01 - Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, Japan
Language
English
Word Count
48,750 words, Guess
Page Count
195 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-104916055802
- ISBN-139784916055804
- Library of Congress Control Number2017395154
- OCLC Control Number981912840
- Open LibraryOL26968545M
Classifications
- DDCD398.4
- LCCBF1517.J3 K67513 2017
Alternate Titles
- Monsters, ghosts, and outsiders in Japanese history
- Yōkai bunka nyūmon
Description
"Since ancient times, the Japanese have lived with superstitions of strange presences and phenomena known as "yōkai," creating a culture by turns infused with unease, fear, and divinity. Tsukimono spirit possessions. Fearsome kappa, oni, and tengu. Yamauba crones. Ghostly yūrei. Otherworldly ijin ... Where did they come from? Why do they remain so popular? Written by Japan's premier scholar of yōkai and strange tales, this book is both an introduction to the rich imagination and spirituality of Japan's yōkai culture and a history of the authors and writings that have shaped yōkai studies as a field"--Back cover.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Japan library
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