An Introduction to Yōkai Culture: Monsters, Ghosts, and Outsiders in Japanese History by Komatsu Kazuhiko

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

Komatsu Kazuhiko with Hiroko Yoda (Translator), Matt Alt (Translator)

195 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective relaxing medium-paced
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"Since ancient times, the Japanese have lived with superstitions of strange presences and phenomena known as "yōkai," creating a culture by turns infused with unease, fear, and divinity. Tsukimono spirit possessions. Fearsome kappa, oni, and tengu...

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