The Resource The book of yōkai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore, Michael Dylan Foster ; with original illustrations by Shinonome Kijin
The book of yōkai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore, Michael Dylan Foster ; with original illustrations by Shinonome Kijin
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The item The book of yōkai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore, Michael Dylan Foster ; with original illustrations by Shinonome Kijin represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- "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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xix, 309 pages)
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780520959125
- Label
- The book of yōkai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore
- Title
- The book of yōkai
- Title remainder
- mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Dylan Foster ; with original illustrations by Shinonome Kijin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Foster, Michael Dylan
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Animals, Mythical
- Japan
- Spirits
- Yōkai (Japanese folklore)
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- HISTORY
- Animals, Mythical
- Spirits
- Yōkai (Japanese folklore)
- Japan
- Label
- The book of yōkai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore, Michael Dylan Foster ; with original illustrations by Shinonome Kijin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn893735854
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xix, 309 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520959125
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/ctt149hcvg
- 6e9761ad-268e-458e-833c-203458c036a0
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)893735854
- Label
- The book of yōkai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore, Michael Dylan Foster ; with original illustrations by Shinonome Kijin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn893735854
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xix, 309 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520959125
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/ctt149hcvg
- 6e9761ad-268e-458e-833c-203458c036a0
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)893735854
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