ISBN:
9780874217940
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0874217946
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1283078082
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9781283078085
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xxvi, 241 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
[S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Reider, Noriko T Japanese demon lore
DDC:
398.20952
Keywords:
Demonology Japan
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Folklore Japan
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Legends Japan
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Supernatural
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Spirits
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Legends
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Demonology
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Folklore
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Social Science Japan
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Folklore & Mythology
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
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Demonology
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Folklore
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Legends
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Spirits
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Supernatural
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Dämon
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Sage
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Social Sciences
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Anthropology
;
Folklore
;
Japan
;
Japan
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Oni, ubiquitous supernatural figures in Japanese literature, lore, art, and religion, usually appear as demons or ogres. Characteristically threatening, monstrous creatures with ugly features and fearful habits, including cannibalism, they also can be harbingers of prosperity, beautiful and sexual, and especially in modern contexts, even cute and lovable. There has been much ambiguity in their character and identity over their long history. Usually male, their female manifestations convey distinctively gendered social and cultural meanings. Oni appear frequently in various arts and media
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-230) and index. - Print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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