The Book of Yokai, Expanded Second Edition : Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore - Michael Dylan Foster

The Book of Yokai, Expanded Second Edition

Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore

By: Michael Dylan Foster, Shinonome Kijin (Illustrator)

Paperback | 22 October 2024 | Edition Number 2

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Significantly expanded and updated-a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture.

Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatures haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, they appear in many forms, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water sprites, to shape-shifting kitsune foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Popular today in anime, manga, film, and video games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. The Book of Yokai invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them.

Revised and expanded, this second edition of The Book of Yokai features an all new yokai picture gallery-with dozens of stunning color images-tracing the visual history of yokai across centuries. With additional entries and fifty new illustrations, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of an even larger cast of yokai, interpreting their varied meanings and introducing people who have pursued them through the ages.

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