An Introduction to Yōkai Culture
Monsters, Ghosts, and Outsiders in Japanese History
by Komatsu, Kazuhiko
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"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.
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An Introduction to Yōkai Culture: Monsters, Ghosts, and Outsiders in Japanese History
March 2017, Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-192).
English translation of the Japanese publication Yōkai bunka nyūmon, originally published in 2006 and revised in 2012.
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