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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Komatsu, Kazuhiko, 1947- author.     Subjects     Yōkai (Japanese folklore)     Ghosts -- Japan.     Folklore -- Japan.     Demonology -- Japan.     Monsters -- Japan.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Komatsu, Kazuhiko, 1947- author.       by title:      An introduction to Y...         MARC Display

An introduction to Yōkai culture : monsters, ghosts, and outsiders in Japanese history / Komatsu Kazuhiko ; translated by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt. by Komatsu, Kazuhiko, 1947- author. Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2017. Subjects Yōkai (Japanese folklore)   Ghosts -- Japan.   Folklore -- Japan.   Demonology -- Japan.   Monsters -- Japan. ISBN:  9784916055804 : 4916055802 Series:  Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan) Description:  195 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  What is yōkai culture? -- Yōkai beyond time and borders -- Tsukimono -- Yōkai -- Kappa -- Oni -- Tengu and Yamauba -- Yūrei -- Ijin and Ikenie: outsiders and sacrifices -- Boundaries. Requests:  2 Summary:  "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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 398.20952 Ko Transit Request Add Copy to MyList

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