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The book of Yokai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore Cover Image Book

The book of Yokai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore / Michael Dylan Foster ; with original illustrations by Shinonome Kijin.

Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965- (author.). Shinonome, Kijin, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Revised and expanded, this second edition of The Book of Y0kai features an all new y0kai picture gallery--with dozens of stunning color images--tracing the visual history of yokai across centuries. With additional entries and fifty new illustrations, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of an even larger cast of yokai, interpreting their varied meanings and introducing people who have pursued them through the ages. Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatures haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, they appear in many forms, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water sprites, to shape-shifting kitsune foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Popular today in anime, manga, film, and video games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. The Book of Yokai invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780520389557
  • ISBN: 9780520403888
  • Physical Description: xxv, 449 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 2nd edition; expanded
  • Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
First edition published 2015.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-428) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introducing Y¿‍kai -- Shape-shifting history -- Y¿‍kai practice/Y¿‍kai theory -- The order of Y¿‍kai -- Wilds -- Water -- Countryside -- Village and City -- Home -- Seeing Y¿‍kai -- Illustrating Y¿‍kai -- A completely incomplete Y¿‍kai exhibition -- Epilogue: monsterful.

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Yokai (Japanese folklore)

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