Traversing the Natural, Supernatural, and Paranormal: Yōkai in Postwar Japan
Traversing the Natural, Supernatural, and Paranormal: Yōkai in Postwar Japan
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Ryūhei, Hirota and 廣田龍平
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Nagoya: Nanzan University
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English
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Nagoya: Nanzan University
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Yōkai is an elusive category in Japanese history, folklore, and popular culture. It consists of mysterious phenomena that can exercise extraordinary agency in their interactions with humans. Attempting to grapple with this amorphous category, Japanese folklore studies has defined yōkai as malevolent supernatural beings. However, a survey of these s...
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Traversing the Natural, Supernatural, and Paranormal: Yōkai in Postwar Japan
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2716600927
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2716600927
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0304-1042
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10.18874/jjrs.48.2.2021.321-339
