An introduction to YoÌ{uB869} culture : monsters, ghosts, and outsiders in Japanese history / Komatsu Kazuhiko ; translated by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt = YoÌ{uB869} bunka nyuÌ / chosha Komatsu Kazuhiko ; yakusha Yoda Hiroko, Matto Aruto.
Language: English Original language: Japanese Series: Japan library (Shuppan Bunka SangyoÌinkoÌڡidan)Publisher: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, March 2017Description: 195 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9784916055804
- 4916055802
- Monsters, ghosts, and outsiders in Japanese history
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'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.
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.
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