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The book of yokai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore /

"Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled 'yokai, ' these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and lo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Shinonome, Kijin (Ilustrador)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Yokai, folklore, and this book
  • The language of yokai
  • Event becomes object
  • Heroes of myth and legend
  • Weird tales and weird tastes
  • Modern disciplines
  • Postwar animation and the yokai boom
  • Yokai culture network
  • Zone of uncertainty
  • The order of yokai
  • Wilds
  • Water
  • Countryside
  • Village and city
  • Home
  • Epilogue.