Reider, Noriko T. <br/><br/>
Japanese Demon Lore  Oni from Ancient Times to the Present / 
Noriko T. Reider. 
 - 1 online resource (xxvi, 241 p.) :   ill. ; 
 - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-230) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780874217940 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Spirits.<br/>Supernatural.<br/>Legends--Japan.<br/>Folklore--Japan.<br/>Demonology--Japan.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GR340  / .R35 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>398.20952