Pandemonium and parade : Japanese monsters and the culture of yōkai /

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Monsters known as yōkai have long haunted the Japanese cultural landscape. This history of the strange and mysterious in Japan seeks out these creatures in folklore, encyclopedias, literature, art, science, games, manga, magazines and movies, exploring their meanings in the Japanese imagination ove...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.
Subjects:
Animals, Mythical > Japan.
Supernatural.
Spirits.
Animaux fabuleux > Japon.
Surnaturel.
Esprits.
supernatural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Animals, Mythical
Spirits
Supernatural
Japan > Folklore.
Japan
Folklore
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the weird
  • Natural history of the weird : encyclopedias, spooky stories, and the bestiaries of Toriyama Sekien
  • Science of the weird : inoue enryō, kokkuri, and human electricity
  • Museum of the weird : modernity, minzokugaku, and the discovery of yōkai
  • Media of the weird : Mizuki Shigeru and kuchi-sake-onna
  • Yōkai culture : past, present, future.

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