01222nam a2200205Ia 4500 CTU_235971 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 306.0952 K23 Kazuhiko, Komatsu An introduction to Yōkai culture Komatsu Kazuhiko Tokyo Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture 2017 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 tengu. Yamauba crones. Ghostly yurei. Otherworldy ijin...Where did they come from? Why do they remain so popular? Written by Japan's premier scholar of yokai and strange tales, this book is both an introduction to the rich imagination and spirituality of Japan's yokai culture and a history of the authors and writings that have shaped yokai studies as a field. Nhật Bản,Japan Phong tục và đời sống xã hội,Social life and customs Tuyen Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ