Yamauba and Oni-Women
Yamauba and Oni-Women
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Yamauba and Oni-Women
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Nagoya: Nanzan University
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Asian folklore studies, 2019-07, Vol.78 (2), p.403-427
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English
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A yamauba (mountain witch) is often portrayed as a mountain-dwelling old woman with a taste for human flesh. The appellation yamauba came into existence in the medieval period. The yamauba's predecessors are oni-like (demonlike) as well as mountain-deity-like beings. A yamauba herself is considered a type of oni, and yamauba and oni-woman are often...
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Yamauba and Oni-Women
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1882-6865
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