Pandemonium and Parade

Pandemonium and Parade
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9780520253629
ISBN-13 : 0520253620
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Book Synopsis Pandemonium and Parade by : Michael Dylan Foster

Download or read book Pandemonium and Parade written by Michael Dylan Foster and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters known as yōkai have long haunted the Japanese cultural landscape. This history of the strange and mysterious in Japan seeks out these creatures in folklore, encyclopedias, literature, art, science, games, manga, magazines and movies, exploring their meanings in the Japanese imagination over three centuries.


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