Mountain witches : Yamauba / Noriko Tsunoda Reider.
| Author/creator |
Reider, Noriko T. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Logan : Utah State University Press, an imprint of University Press of Colorado, [2021] |
| Description | xiv, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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| 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. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Reider, Noriko T. Mountain witches Logan : Utah State University Press, 2021 9781646420551 |
| Genre/form | Folklore. |
| LCCN | 2021003990 |
| ISBN | 9781646420544 paperback |
| ISBN | 1646420543 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | GR340 .R355 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |