Japanese Demon Lore
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English
ISBN
978-0-87421-793-3
Utah State University
DigitalCommons@USU
1-1-2010
Japanese Demon Lore
Noriko T. Reider
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Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword, by Peter Knecht
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. An Overview: What are Oni?
2. Shuten Dōji (Drunken Demon): A Medieval Story of the Carnivalesque and the Rise of Warriors and Fall of Oni
3. Women Spurned, Revenge of Oni Women: Gender and Space
4. Yamauba, the Mountain Ogress: Old Hag to Voluptuous Mother
5. Oni in Urban Culture: De-demonization of the Oni
6. Oni and Japanese Identity: Enemies of the Japanese Empire in and out of the Imperial Army
7. Sex, Violence, and Victimization: Modern Oni and Lonely Japanese
8. Oni in Manga, Anime, and Film
9. Oni without Negatives: Selfless and Surrealistic Oni
Conclusion
Appendix A: Translation of Shibukawa’s Version of Shuten Dōji
Appendix B: Japanese and Chinese Names and Terms
Bibliography
Index
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