February 04, 2018

ONI - book about demons

https://kappapedia.blogspot.jp/2017/05/kidan-demon-stories-talk.html

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Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds: A Collection of Short Medieval
Japanese Tales
Keller Kimbrough,‎ Haruo Shirane



Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds is a collection of twenty-five
medieval Japanese tales of border crossings and the fantastic,
featuring demons, samurai, talking animals, amorous plants, and
journeys to supernatural realms. The most comprehensive compendium of
short medieval Japanese fiction in English, Monsters, Animals, and
Other Worlds illuminates a rich world of literary, Buddhist, and
visual culture largely unknown today outside of Japan.
These stories, called otogizōshi,
or Muromachi tales (named after the Muromachi period, 1337 to 1573),
date from approximately the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries.
Often richly illustrated in a painted-scroll format, these vernacular
stories frequently express Buddhist beliefs and provide the practical
knowledge and moral education required to navigate medieval Japanese
society. The otogizōshi represent a major turning point in the history
of Japanese literature. They bring together many earlier types of
narrative—court tales, military accounts, anecdotes, and stories about
the divine origins of shrines and temples––joining book genres with
parlor arts and the culture of itinerant storytellers and performers.
The works presented here are organized into three thematically
overlapping sections titled, "Monsters, Warriors, and Journeys to
Other Worlds," "Buddhist Tales," and "Interspecies Affairs."
Each translation is prefaced by a short introduction, and the book
features images from the original scroll paintings, illustrated
manuscripts, and printed books.
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