| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
195 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
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| Series |
Japan library |
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Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangy Shink Zaidan)
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| Summary |
"Since ancient times, the Japanese have lived with superstitions of strange presences and phenomena known as "ykai," creating a culture by turns infused with unease, fear, and divinity. Tsukimono spirit possessions. Fearsome kappa, oni, and tengu. Yamauba crones. Ghostly yrei. Otherworldly ijin ... Where did they come from? Why do they remain so popular? Written by Japan's premier scholar of ykai and strange tales, this book is both an introduction to the rich imagination and spirituality of Japan's ykai culture and a history of the authors and writings that have shaped ykai studies as a field"--Back cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-192). |
| Contents |
What is ykai culture? -- Ykai beyond time and borders -- Tsukimono -- Ykai -- Kappa -- Oni -- Tengu and Yamauba -- Yrei -- Ijin and Ikenie : outsiders and sacrifices -- Boundaries. |
| Language |
English translation of the Japanese publication Ykai bunka nymon, originally published in 2006 and revised in 2012. |
| Subject |
Ykai (Japanese folklore)
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Animals, Mythical -- Japan.
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Demonology -- Japan.
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Ghosts -- Japan.
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Monsters -- Japan.
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Folklore -- Japan.
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Animals, Mythical. (OCoLC)fst00809602
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Demonology. (OCoLC)fst00890199
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Folklore. (OCoLC)fst00930306
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Ghosts. (OCoLC)fst00942434
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Monsters. (OCoLC)fst01025752
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Ykai (Japanese folklore) (OCoLC)fst01744824
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| Added Author |
Yoda, Hiroko, translator.
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Alt, Matt, translator.
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| Added Title |
Monsters, ghosts, and outsiders in Japanese history |
| Note |
Colophon title: Ykai bunka nymon |
| ISBN |
9784916055804 |
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4916055802 |
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