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Tag Archives: folklore
Book Announcement: Yamamba: In Search of the Japanese Mountain Witch
Yamamba: In Search of the Japanese Mountain Witch Editors Linda C. Ehrlich Rebecca Copeland 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, folklore, Japan, Japanese literature, literature, yamamba
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Fun Link Friday: Supernatural Cats
Are obsessions with cute cats and cat pics global across time and space? An article from September 2020 by Zack Davisson that appeared in Smithsonian Magazine takes a look at this phenomenon in Japan, at least, and explores the appearance … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, folklore, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese culture, prints
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Book Announcement: Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds – A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales
Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales Edited by Keller Kimbrough and 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, … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, fiction, folklore, Japanese culture, Japanese literature, literature, medieval, medieval Japan
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Funding: Jonathan T. Yeh Award for Student Scholarship in Asian and Asian American Folklore
The Transnational Asia/Pacific Section of the American Folklore Society is proud to present the Jonathan T. Yeh Award for Student Scholarship in Asian and Asian American Folklore. The award aims to foster and promote graduate and undergraduate students in the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Folklore Society, Asian American studies, folklore, funding
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Fun Link Friday: Anatomical illustrations of Japanese Folk Monsters
Japan loves its ghost stories, and it especially loves the huge variety of supernatural creatures that feature in them. From handscrolls to ukiyo-e prints, artists have been bringing the spooky to life for centuries. This week’s Fun Link Friday is … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, folklore, fun link friday, ghosts, illustration, Japanese culture, manga, monsters, Shigeru Mizuki
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Book Announcement: The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creature of Japanese Folklore
The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creature of Japanese Folklore Michael Dylan Foster; with original illustrations by Shinonome Kijin University of California Press, 2015 http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520271029 This monograph introduces yokai in a style that is intended to be accessible to students … Continue reading
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Funding: Asian and Asian American Folklore Scholarship
Jonathan T. Yeh Award for Student Scholarship Deadline Extended to June 15, 2015 The Transnational Asia/Pacific Section of the American Folklore Society is proud to present the Jonathan T. Yeh Award for Student Scholarship in Asian and Asian American Folklore. The award aims to … Continue reading