Japanese demon lore oni, from ancient times to the present / Noriko T. Reider.

Author/creator Reider, Noriko T.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLogan, Utah : Utah State University Press,
Descriptionxxvi, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 210-230) and index.
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ISBN9780874217933 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0874217938 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780874217940 (ebk.)
ISBN0874217946 (ebk.)

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