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The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore by
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Andre
is on page 135 of 336
So an edo-period depiction of the nurikabe doesn't show a wall but a flat-faced three-eyed elephant.
— Aug 21, 2022 11:45PM
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Andre
is on page 135 of 336
Hm, I had never seen the element that Tengu were once humans who failed in Buddhism and so became Tengu.
— Aug 21, 2022 11:41PM
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Andre
is on page 129 of 336
Oh, so tsuchigumo (earth-spider) might have been a derogatory and demonizing term by Japanese for the indigenous inhabitants of Japan. Granted, that is apparently in mythological texts, so who knows whether these people ever existed.
— Aug 21, 2022 11:40PM
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Andre
is on page 127 of 336
That oni section sure was long. Albeit not much new stuff for me here
— Aug 21, 2022 11:37PM
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Andre
is on page 114 of 336
Yeah.... this chapter on how the yokai sections are ordered really could have been left out, there was no reason for it.
— Aug 21, 2022 11:28PM
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Andre
is on page 101 of 336
Gosh, did 1/3 of the book really have to deal with all this history stuff and all these many many authors and books? Who would be able to remember even half of it and I don't think that most people reading this, really care about that part. Heck, it was a chore for me to sit through.
— Aug 21, 2022 11:25PM
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Andre
is on page 35 of 336
Funny, I can't remember anyone, ever, portraying Yamata no Orochi as having trees on its back. I can't even remember 8 tails being portrayed, only 8 heads
— Aug 19, 2022 01:51AM
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Andre
is on page 24 of 336
Hm, he mentions that depicting ghosts without legs is a japanese tradition and that made wonder: Was that exported to other parts of the world? Because in pre-20th century depictions of ghosts here in germany, they always have legs but later on you see in fiction ghosts without legs.
— Aug 18, 2022 11:47PM
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Andre
is on page 20 of 336
Ok, now that the book deals with terms like mononoke, bakemono, oni and yokai the reading experience is much better.
— Aug 17, 2022 01:19AM
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Andre
is on page 14 of 336
Why are introduction always so boring?
— Aug 17, 2022 12:15AM
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