TY  - BOOK
AU  - Komatsu,Kazuhiko
AU  - Yoda,Hiroko
AU  - Alt,Matt
TI  - An introduction to YoÌ{uB869} culture: monsters, ghosts, and outsiders in Japanese history 
T2  - Japan library
SN  - 9784916055804
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
PB  - Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture
KW  - YoÌ{uB869} (Japanese folklore)
KW  - Animals, Mythical
KW  - Japan
KW  - Demonology
KW  - Ghosts
KW  - Monsters
KW  - Folklore
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-192); What is yoÌ{uB869} culture? -- YoÌ{uB869} beyond time and borders -- Tsukimono -- YoÌ{uB869} -- Kappa -- Oni -- Tengu and Yamauba -- YuÌ{u2969} -- Ijin and Ikenie : outsiders and sacrifices -- Boundaries
N2  - 'Since ancient times, the Japanese have lived with superstitions of strange presences and phenomena known as'yoÌ{uB869},' creating a culture by turns infused with unease, fear, and divinity. Tsukimono spirit possessions. Fearsome kappa, oni, and tengu. Yamauba crones. Ghostly yuÌ{u2969}. Otherworldly ijin ... Where did they come from? Why do they remain so popular? Written by Japan's premier scholar of yoÌ{uB869} and strange tales, this book is both an introduction to the rich imagination and spirituality of Japan's yoÌ{uB869} culture and a history of the authors and writings that have shaped yoÌ{uB869} studies as a field'--Back cover
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