The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore

by Michael Dylan Foster

Book Overview

A lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture through the concept of yokai.

Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520271025
• ISBN13: 9780520271029
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"