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  1. Japanese demon lore
    oni from ancient times to the present
    Erschienen: 2010
    Verlag:  Utah State University Press, Logan, Utah

    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
    uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe
    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
    uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe
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    Quelle: Verbundkataloge
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780874217940; 0874217946; 1283078082; 9780874217933; 9781283078085; 0874217938; 9780874219487; 0874219485
    Schlagworte: Social Science; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Demonology; Folklore; Legends; Spirits; Supernatural; Demonology; Folklore; Legends; Supernatural; Spirits; Übernatürliches Wesen; Volkskultur; Geschichte; Sage; Dämon <Motiv>
    Umfang: xxvi, 241 pages
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    Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-230) and index

    An overview: what are oni? -- - Shuten Doji (drunken demon): a medieval story of the carnivalesque and the rise of warriors and fall of oni -- - Women spurned, revenge of oni women: gender and space -- - Yamauba, the mountain ogress: old hag to voluptuous mother -- - Oni in urban culture: de-demonization of the oni -- - Oni and Japanese identity: enemies of the Japanese empire in and out of the imperial army -- - Sex, violence, and victimization: modern oni and lonely Japanese -- - Oni in manga, anime, and film -- - Oni without negatives: selfless and surrealistic oni -- - Appendix A: Translation of Shibukawa's version of Shuten Dōji -- - Appendix B: Japanese and Chinese names and terms

    Oni, ubiquitous supernatural figures in Japanese literature, lore, art, and religion, usually appear as demons or ogres. Characteristically threatening, monstrous creatures with ugly features and fearful habits, including cannibalism, they also can be harbingers of prosperity, beautiful and sexual, and especially in modern contexts, even cute and lovable. There has been much ambiguity in their character and identity over their long history. Usually male, their female manifestations convey distinctively gendered social and cultural meanings. Oni appear frequently in various arts and media