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Book/Printed Material Japanese demon lore : oni, from ancient times to the present

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Title

  • Japanese demon lore : oni, from ancient times to the present

Names

  • Reider, Noriko T.

Created / Published

  • Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2010.

Contents

  • An overview: what are oni? -- Shuten Doji (drunken demon): a medieval story of the carnivalesque and the rise of warriors and fall of oni -- Women spurned, revenge of oni women: gender and space -- Yamauba, the mountain ogress: old hag to voluptuous mother -- Oni in urban culture: de-demonization of the oni -- The oni and Japanese identity: enemies of the Japanese empire in and out of the imperial army -- Sex, violence, and victimization: modern oni and lonely Japanese -- Oni in manga, anime, and film -- Oni without negatives: selfless and surrealistic oni.

Headings

  • -  Demonology--Japan
  • -  Folklore--Japan
  • -  Legends--Japan
  • -  Spirits
  • -  Supernatural

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-230) and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (xxvi, 241 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GR340

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020719876

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  • Unrestricted online access

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Chicago citation style:

Reider, Noriko T. Japanese Demon Lore: Oni, from Ancient Times to the Present. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 2010. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020719876/.

APA citation style:

Reider, N. T. (2010) Japanese Demon Lore: Oni, from Ancient Times to the Present. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020719876/.

MLA citation style:

Reider, Noriko T. Japanese Demon Lore: Oni, from Ancient Times to the Present. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 2010. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020719876/>.