Yamamba in search of the Japanese mountain witch / edited by Rebecca Copeland and Linda C. Ehrlich.

Other author Copeland, Rebecca L., 1956.
Other author Ehrlich, Linda C. (Linda Channah), 1952.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley, California : Stone Bridge Press, [2021]
Description151 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Subjects

Added title page Yamamba
Portion of title In search of the Japanese mountain witch
Contents Beyond place, before time--why we seek the yamamba / Rebecca Copeland and Linda C. Ehrlich -- Locating the yamamba / Noriko T. Reider -- Yamamba on the Noh stage: with Noh actors Uzawa Hisa and Uzawa Hikaru -- Yamamba's mountains / Linda C. Ehrlich, Japanese translation by Ohmori Kayo -- Blue ridge yamamba / Rebecca Copeland -- A yamamba shrinebox / Laura Miller -- An encounter in Aokigahara / David Holloway -- The smile of a mountain witch (yamamba no bishō) / Ōba Minako, translated by Noriko Mizuta Lippit, assisted by Mariko Ochi -- Yamamba's laughter and other poems: an introduction / Mizuta Noriko, translated by Rebecca Copeland and Marianne Tarcov -- Dancing the yamamba: with Yokoshi Yasuko / Rebecca Copeland.
Abstract Alluring, nurturing, dangerous, and vulnerable the yamamba, or Japanese mountain witch, has intrigued audiences for centuries. What is it about the fusion of mountains with the solitary old woman that produces such an enigmatic figure? And why does she still call to us in this modern, scientific era? Co-editors Rebecca Copeland and Linda C. Ehrlich first met the yamamba in the powerful short story "The Smile of the Mountain Witch" by acclaimed woman writer Ōba Minako. The story revealed the compelling way creative women can take charge of misogynistic tropes, invert them, and use them to tell new stories of female empowerment. This unique collection represents the creative and surprising ways artists and scholars from North America and Japan have encountered the yamamba.
Abstract Women, Magic, Wisdom: Explore a Japanese myth through the words and images of key scholars and artists.
General noteJapanese title from added title page.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageIn English with added title page title in Japanese; "glossary" and chapter "poetry" in English and Japanese.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2023496137
ISBN1611720664
ISBN9781611720662
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