The Book of Yokai, Expanded Second Edition : Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore - Brossura

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9780520403888: The Book of Yokai, Expanded Second Edition : Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
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ISBN 10: 0520403886 ISBN 13: 9780520403888
Casa editrice: University of California Press, 2025

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Michael Dylan Foster is Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis. He is author of many works on Japanese folklore, including Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai.
 

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Praise for the First Edition of The Book of Yokai:

"Foster creates engagingly rich portraits of yokai. . . . Kijin’s illustrations draw on Japanese artistic traditions to depict each creature’s personality and visual quirks, making this field guide a delight for researchers, enthusiasts and the uninitiated alike. . . . Seen this way, even the most horrific yokai seems beautiful."?Times Literary Supplement

"Foster . . . analyses and catalogues hundreds of yokai and tells many stories . . . enhanced by witty illustrations by Shinonome Kijin. . . . A fascinating and charming compendium."?Literary Review

"An interesting cultural text highly recommended to Japanophiles or aficionados of the otherworldly."?Foreword Reviews

"Highly recommend. . . . A fascinating read."?Reference Reviews

"Michael Dylan Foster draws the reader into a haunting tale of the uncanny from the first page."?Journal of Religion in Japan

"The Book of Yokai is a fascinating and enormously informative study. . . . Foster's narrative is smooth and often humorous. The book is easy to read, and at the same time immensely informative on the complicated and varied ways yokai have existed throughout Japanese history."?Western Folklore

"Readers will be fascinated (as well as teased) by the kaleidoscope of creatures, malignant and benign."?International Institute for Asian Studies

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Editore
University of California Press
Data di pubblicazione
2025
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0520403886
ISBN 13 
9780520403888
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
174
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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9780520389557: The Book of Yokai, Expanded Second Edition : Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore

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ISBN 10:  0520389557 ISBN 13:  9780520389557
Casa editrice: University of California Press, 2025
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