Mountain witches : Yamauba / Noriko Tsunoda Reider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reider, Noriko T., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yōkai (Japanese folklore).

Witches in literature.

Supernatural in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Logan : Utah State University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"A guide to the complex figure of Yamauba-female yōkai often translated as mountain witches, who are commonly described as tall, enigmatic women with long hair, piercing eyes, and living in the mountains-evolution of their roles and significance in Japanese culture from the premodern era to present" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Yōkai, Yamauba's topos and gender, and archetype

Man-eating, helping, shapeshifting Yamauba : Yamauba's duality

Mother Yamauba and weaving : childbirth and bloodsucker, spinning and spiders

Reading one's mind and telling a future : "Yamauba and the cooper," "The smile of a mountain witch," and throne of blood

Yamauba, yasabur? basa, datsueba : images of premodern crones, Yamauba's flying ability and re-creation of a prototype

Aging, dementia, and abandoned women : an interpretation of Yamauba

Yamamba mumbo jumbo : yamauba in contemporary society.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781646420544

1646420543

OCLC:

1259445804