Japanese Demon Lore : Oni from Ancient Times to the Present / Noriko T. Reider.

Author/creator Reider, Noriko T.
Other author Project Muse.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLogan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2010. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Description1 online resource (xxvi, 241 pages :) : illustrations ;
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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.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010029181
ISBN9780874217940

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