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Author Reider, Noriko T., author.

Title Seven demon stories from medieval Japan / Noriko T. Reider
Published Logan : Utah State University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 292 pages) : illustrations
Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. I SAMURAI -- 1. Drunken Demon (Shuten Doji: Oeyama ekotobd): Imagining the Demon Conquerors -- Shuten Doji Texts -- Oeyama ekotoba Picture Scrolls -- Plot Summary of Oeyama ekotoba -- Demon Conquerors -- Minamoto no Raiko (or Yorimitsu) -- Fujiwara no Hosho (or Yasumasa) -- Shitenno (Four Guardian Kings) -- Extra-Literary Sources: Relation between the Narrative and Historical Events -- Translation of Oeyama ekotoba -- 2. Tale of an Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo zoshi): The Emergence of a Shape-Shifting Killer Female Spider -- Tsuchigumo zoshi Picture Scroll -- Plot Summary of Tsuchigumo zoshi -- Illustrations -- Tsuchigumo in Ancient Literature -- Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider) in Nihon shoki -- Kumo (Spider) in Nihon shoki -- Appearance of Supernatural Tsuchigumo in Medieval Japan -- Oni versus Tsuchigumo -- Tsuchigumo zoshi and the "Swords Chapter" -- Maiden and Spider in the Noh Play Tsuchigumo -- Translation of Tsuchigumo zoshi -- pt. II SCHOLARS -- 3. Illustrated Story of Minister Kibi's Adventures in China (Kibi daijin nitto emaki): Japanese Consciousness of Foreign Powers and a Secret Code -- Illustrated Story of Minister Kibi's Adventures in China -- Plot Summary of The Illustrated Story of Minister Kibi's Adventures in China -- Condition of The Illustrated Story of Minister Kibi's Adventures in China -- Historical Characters -- Kibi no Makibi, the Minister -- Abe no Nakamaro, an Oni -- What The Illustrated Story Tells Us -- Japanese Foreign Diplomacy toward Superpowers -- Internal Political Affairs: Cloistered Emperor GoShirakawa -- Kibi's Position as the Ancestor of Japanese Onmyodo -- Translation of Kibi daijin nitto emaki -- 4. Tale of Lord Haseo (Haseo zoshi): Literati, Demons, and Creators of Human Life -- Tale of the Lord Haseo Picture Scroll -- Plot Summary of A Tale of Lord Haseo -- Scroll's Sources and Prototypes -- Literati as Main Characters -- Seeing an Oni: Literati and Gates -- Ki no Haseo, a Scholar-Poet-Bureaucrat -- Kitano Tenjin: Benevolent and Vengeful Spirit of Sugawara no Michizane -- Belief in Out's Secret Recipe to Create Humans -- From Senjusho -- From Yin-Yang Scriptures -- From Buddhist Writings -- Role of the Beautiful Woman -- Influence on Modern Literature and Media -- Translation of Haseo zoshi -- pt. III WOMEN -- 5. Tale of Amewakahiko [Amewakahiko soshi): A Demon in the Sky, a Maiden in Search of Her Husband -- Plot Summary of the Tale of Amewakahiko Picture Scrolls -- Tale of Amewakahiko Picture Scrolls -- Origins of the Tale of Amewakahiko -- Quian Luwei Tale and Kojiki -- Cupid and Psyche -- Translation of Amewakahiko soshi -- 6. Blossom Princess (Hanayo no hime): Japanese Stepdaughter Story and Provincial Customs -- Texts of Blossom Princess -- Plot Summary of Blossom Princess -- Yamauba and Kannon -- Blossom Princess and Mukashibanashi -- "Ubakawa" and "Komebuku Awabuku" -- Legends of "Obasute" (Deserted Old Woman) -- Summary of Comparisons and Contrasts of Four Stories -- Great Bodhisattva of Mt. Fuji -- Contemporary Beliefs and Customs Reflected in Blossom Princess -- Shuto-iri (The Bride's Father Enters His Son-in-Law's House for the First Time) -- Blossom Princess's Right to Inheritance -- Translation of Hanayo no hime -- pt. IV IT -- 7. Record of Tool Specters (Tsukumogami ki): Vengeance of Animated Objects and the Illustration of Shingon Truth -- Tsukumogami ki Texts and Plot Summary -- Date of the Texts -- Tsukumogami ki: Entertainment and Edification -- Word Play on ki -- Parody on Shuten Doji -- Wordplay on the Tide Tsukumogami ki -- Edification, Memorial Services, and Financial Profits -- Appellation "Tsukumogami" -- Etymology of Tsukumogami -- Longevity and Special Power: From Aging Demonic Animals to Demonic Tool Specters -- Belief in Animate Objects before and during the Medieval Period -- Translation of Tsukumogami ki
Summary "Seven oni stories from medieval Japan, translated for an English-speaking audience. In Japanese culture, oni are ubiquitous supernatural creatures, some great and some small, some mischievous, others dangerous, who play important roles in literature, lore, and folk belief"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 23, 2016)
Subject Demonology -- Japan
Folklore -- Japan.
Legends -- Japan.
Supernatural.
Spirits.
supernatural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Demonology
Folklore
Legends
Spirits
Supernatural
Japan
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781607324904
1607324903