The Appeal of "Kaidan", Tales of the Strange
The Appeal of "Kaidan", Tales of the Strange
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Nagoya: Nanzan University, Anthropological Institute
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Nagoya: Nanzan University, Anthropological Institute
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"Kaidan" are tales of the strange and mysterious, often considered by contemporary Japanese to be frightening ghost stories. During the Edo period (1600-1867), "kaidan" enjoyed great popularity. Gatherings called "hyakumonogatari kaidankai" (Gatherings for One Hundred Kaidan Tales), in which people told one hundred stories to induce a supernatural...
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The Appeal of "Kaidan", Tales of the Strange
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_224527484
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_224527484
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0385-2342,1882-6865
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10.2307/1178918
