Japanese demon lore oni, from ancient times to the present
Oni, ubiquitous supernatural figures in Japanese literature, lore, art, and religion, usually appear as demons or ogres. Characteristically threatening, monstrous creatures with ugly features and fearful habits, including cannibalism, they also can be harbingers of prosperity, beautiful and sexual,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan, Utah :
Utah State University, University Libraries
2010
2010. |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430334506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
