Japanese Demon Lore Oni from Ancient Times to the Present / Noriko T. Reider.
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TextPublisher: Utah State University Press, Manufacturer: Project MUSE, Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 241 p.) : illISBN: 9780874217940Subject(s): Spirits | Supernatural | Legends -- Japan | Folklore -- Japan | Demonology -- JapanGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 398.20952 LOC classification: GR340 | .R35 2010Online resources: Full text available: | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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