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Pandemonium and parade [electronic resource] : Japanese monsters and the culture of yōkai / Michael Dylan Foster.

Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965- (Author).

Summary:

Monsters known as yōkai have long haunted the Japanese cultural landscape. This history of the strange and mysterious in Japan seeks out these creatures in folklore, encyclopedias, literature, art, science, games, manga, magazines and movies, exploring their meanings in the Japanese imagination over three centuries.

Record details

ISBN: 9780520942677 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0520942671 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 291 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. ; University of California Press, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatBulkString:jan.03.13 Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction to the weird -- Natural history of the weird : encyclopedias, spooky stories, and the bestiaries of Toriyama Sekien -- Science of the weird : inoue enryō, kokkuri, and human electricity -- Museum of the weird : modernity, minzokugaku, and the discovery of yōkai -- Media of the weird : Mizuki Shigeru and kuchi-sake-onna -- Yōkai culture : past, present, future.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.