| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 224 pages) |
| Contents |
Yōkai, yamauba's topos and gender, and archetype -- Man-eating, helping, shapeshifting yamauba : yamauba's duality -- Mother Yamauba and weaving : childbirth and bloodsucker, spinning and spiders -- Reading one's mind and telling a future : "Yamauba and the cooper," "The smile of a mountain witch," and throne of blood -- Yamauba, yasabur? basa, datsueba : images of premodern crones, yamauba's flying ability and re-creation of a prototype -- Aging, dementia, and abandoned women : an interpretation of yamauba -- Yamamba mumbo jumbo : yamauba in contemporary society |
| Summary |
"A guide to the complex figure of Yamauba-female yōkai often translated as mountain witches, who are commonly described as tall, enigmatic women with long hair, piercing eyes, and living in the mountains-evolution of their roles and significance in Japanese culture from the premodern era to present" -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 22, 2021) |
| Subject |
Yōkai (Japanese folklore)
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Crones -- Japan -- Folklore
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Witches in literature.
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Supernatural in literature.
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Folklore -- Japan.
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Japan.
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Asia.
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HISTORY.
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Japanese.
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Asian.
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LITERARY CRITICISM.
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Folklore & Mythology.
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Crones
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Folklore
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Supernatural in literature
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Witches in literature
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Yōkai (Japanese folklore)
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Folklore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021003991 |
| ISBN |
9781646420551 |
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1646420551 |
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1646420543 |
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9781646420544 |
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