Mountain witches Yamauba / Noriko Tsunoda Reider.
| Author/creator | Reider, Noriko T. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Logan : Utah State University Press, [2021] |
| Description | xiv, 224 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021003990 |
| ISBN | 9781646420544 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |