An introduction to Yōkai culture : monsters, ghosts, and outsiders in Japanese history
Komatsu Kazuhiko ; translated by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt = 妖怪文化入門 / 著者小松和彦 ; 訳者依田寬子, マット・アルト., 小松和彦, 1947- author (Author), 依田寬子 (Translator), Matt Alt (Translator) / Komatsu Kazuhiko ; translated by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt = Yōkai bunka nyūmon / chosha Komatsu Kazuhiko ; yakusha Yoda Hiroko, Matto Aruto, Kazuhiko Komatsu (Author), Hiroko Yoda (Translator)
"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. Yamauba crones. Ghostly yūrei. Otherworldly ijin ... Where did they come from? Why do they remain so popular? Written by Japan's premier scholar of yōkai and strange tales, this book is both an introduction to the rich imagination and spirituality of Japan's yōkai culture and a history of the authors and writings that have shaped yōkai studies as a field"--Back cover
Print Book, English, 2017
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 2017