| Description |
xvii, 291 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-275) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to the weird -- Natural history of the weird : encyclopedias, spooky stories, and the bestiaries of Toriyama Sekien -- Science of the weird : inoue enryŻo, kokkuri, and human electricity -- Museum of the weird : modernity, minzokugaku, and the discovery of yŻokai -- Media of the weird : Mizuki Shigeru and kuchi-sake-onna -- YŻokai culture : past, present, future. |
| Subject |
Animals, Mythical -- Japan.
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Supernatural.
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Spirits.
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Japan -- Folklore.
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| ISBN |
9780520253612 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0520253612 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780520253629 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0520253620 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| OCLC # |
185056545 |
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