Introduction to Yokai Culture: Monsters, Ghosts, and Outsiders in Japanese History by Kazuhiro Komatsu

Introduction to Yokai Culture: Monsters, Ghosts, and Outsiders in Japanese History

Kazuhiro Komatsu with Hiroko Yoda (Translator)

196 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction education history sociology medium-paced
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Since ancient times, the Japanese have lived with superstitions of strange presences and phenomena known as ""yokai,"" creating a culture by turns infused with unease, fear, and divinity. Tsukimono spirit possessions. Fearsome kappa, oni, and teng...

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