Japanese Demon Lore
Reider, Noriko T.
Japanese Demon Lore Oni from Ancient Times to the Present / [electronic resource] : Noriko T. Reider. - Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 241 p. :) ill. ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-230) and index.
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.
9780874217940
Spirits.
Supernatural.
Legends--Japan.
Folklore--Japan.
Demonology--Japan.
Electronic books.
GR340 / .R35 2010
398.20952
Japanese Demon Lore Oni from Ancient Times to the Present / [electronic resource] : Noriko T. Reider. - Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 241 p. :) ill. ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-230) and index.
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.
9780874217940
Spirits.
Supernatural.
Legends--Japan.
Folklore--Japan.
Demonology--Japan.
Electronic books.
GR340 / .R35 2010
398.20952