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The Book of Yōkai (Expanded Second Edition)

Mysterious Creatures of Japanese

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The Book of Yōkai (Expanded Second Edition)

By: Michael Dylan Foster
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Significantly expanded and updated—a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture.

Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatures haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yōkai, 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 yōkai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. The Book of Yōkai invites listeners to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them.

Revised and expanded, this second edition features fifty new illustrations, including an all-new yōkai gallery of stunning color images tracing the visual history of yōkai across centuries. In clear and accessible language, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the cultural and historical contexts of yōkai, interpreting their varied meanings and introducing people who have pursued them through the ages.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2024 Michael Dylan Foster (P)2025 Tantor Media Asia Japan Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences Fantasy Paranormal Haunted

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