{"product_id":"the-book-of-yokai-mysterious-creatures-of-japanese-folklore-9780520271029","title":"The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture through the concept of \u003ci\u003eyokai\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled \u003ci\u003eyokai, \u003c\/i\u003e these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from \u003ci\u003etengu\u003c\/i\u003e mountain goblins and \u003ci\u003ekappa\u003c\/i\u003e water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Yokai\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Dylan Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520271029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Dylan Foster\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Japanese, Department Chair of East Asian Languages and Cultures at University of California, Davis. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai \u003c\/i\u003e(California) and numerous articles on Japanese folklore, literature, and media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShinonome Kijin\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and scholar of \u003ci\u003eyokai\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39823457845363,"sku":"9780520271029","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2ec46384-a5da-46af-8853-8ab16667162a.jpg?v=1644529708","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-book-of-yokai-mysterious-creatures-of-japanese-folklore-9780520271029","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}