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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Foster, Michael Dylan (1965-....)
Titre(s) : The book of yokai [Texte imprimé] : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore / Michael Dylan Foster ; with original illustrations by Shinonome Kijin
Publication : Oakland, California : University of California press, [2015]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xix, 309 pages) ; 24 cm
Comprend : Yokai, folklore, and this book ; The language of yokai ; Event becomes object
; Heroes of myth and legend ; Weird tales and weird tastes ; Modern disciplines
; Postwar animation and the yokai boom ; Yokai culture network ; Zone of uncertainty
; The order of yokai ; Wilds ; Water ; Countryside ; Village and city ; Home
; Epilogue.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt
the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled 'yokai,' these creatures
come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits
to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime,
manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales,
and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster
unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting
their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this
delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these
mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and
variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty
individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese
folklore and its ever-expanding influence within global popular culture. It invites
readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they
make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept,
we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling,
and individual and communal creativity"--Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Yōkai -- Japon
Mythologie japonaise
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780520271012 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0520271017 (cloth) (alk. paper). -
ISBN 9780520271029 (pbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0520271025 (pbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN
9780520959125 (erroné) (ebook). - ISBN 0520959124 (erroné) (ebook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb437931499
Notice n° :
FRBNF43793149
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