An introduction to Yåokai culture : monsters, ghosts, a nd outsiders in Japanese history / Komatsu Kazuhiko ; translated by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt = Yåokai bunka nyåumon / chosha Komatsu Kazuhi ko ; yakusha Yoda Hiroko, Matto Aruto.

By:

Komatsu, Kazuhiko, 1947- [ author.]

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Japan library Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Cult ure, March 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 195 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9784916055804

Other title:

Monsters, ghosts, and outsiders in Japanese history
Colophon title: Yåokai bunka nyåumon

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DDC classification:

133.42 23

Contents:

What is yåokai culture? -- Yåokai beyond time and borders -- Tsukimo no -- Yåokai -- Kappa -- Oni -- Tengu and Yamauba -- Yåurei -- Ijin and Ikenie : outsiders and sacrifices -- Boundaries.

Summary: "Since ancient times, the Japanese have lived with superstitions of strange presences and phenomena known as "yåokai," creating a culture b y turns infused with unease, fear, and divinity. Tsukimono spirit posse ssions. Fearsome kappa, oni, and tengu. Yamauba crones. Ghostly yåurei. Otherworldly ijin ... Where did they come from? Why do they remain so popular? Written by Japan's premier scholar of yåokai and strange tales , this book is both an introduction to the rich imagination and spiritu ality of Japan's yåokai culture and a history of the authors and writin gs that have shaped yåokai studies as a field"--Back cover.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-192).

What is yåokai culture? -- Yåokai beyond time and borders -- Tsukimo no -- Yåokai -- Kappa -- Oni -- Tengu and Yamauba -- Yåurei -- Ijin and Ikenie : outsiders and sacrifices -- Boundaries.

"Since ancient times, the Japanese have lived with superstitions of strange presences and phenomena known as "yåokai," creating a culture b y turns infused with unease, fear, and divinity. Tsukimono spirit posse ssions. Fearsome kappa, oni, and tengu. Yamauba crones. Ghostly yåurei. Otherworldly ijin ... Where did they come from? Why do they remain so popular? Written by Japan's premier scholar of yåokai and strange tales , this book is both an introduction to the rich imagination and spiritu ality of Japan's yåokai culture and a history of the authors and writin gs that have shaped yåokai studies as a field"--Back cover.

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An introduction to Yåokai culture : monsters, ghosts, a nd outsiders in Japanese history / Komatsu Kazuhiko ; translated by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt = Yåokai bunka nyåumon / chosha Komatsu Kazuhi ko ; yakusha Yoda Hiroko, Matto Aruto.