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Yamamba S Mountains
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Author : Linda C. Ehrlich
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-04-30
Yamamba S Mountains written by Linda C. Ehrlich and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-30 with categories.
a poem about a mythological Japanese figure. Illustrated.
Yamamba S Mountains
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Author : Linda C Ehrlich
language : en
Publisher: Atbosh Media Limited
Release Date : 2018-07
Yamamba S Mountains written by Linda C Ehrlich and has been published by Atbosh Media Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07 with Poetry categories.
These writings are inspired by the medieval-period Japanese Noh play Yamamba, and by Ohba Minako's short story "Smile of a Mountain Witch" which contemporizes the Yamamba legend.Yamamba (sometimes written as "Yamauba") is an elderly figure who is alternately described as a "witch" or a "holy spirit." The first act of the Noh play presents a priest and dancer on pilgrimage to Zenkoji Temple (literally "Temple of the Good Light") who encounter a powerful and ambiguous figure of an old woman in the mountain. The travellers comment on the strange changes in Nature that day, with the sky suddenly darkening. By the second act, the old woman has exited and returned to reveal herself fully as Yamamba, her true self, with matted white hair and a reddened face. Yamamba is a paradoxical figure. She aids the woodsman and the weaver, but also hides the sun behind storm clouds and frightens the traveller. Stamping the ground, pointing to the center of the earth with her fan, Yamamba leans on her cane (decorated with evergreen leaves) and shares with us her journey as she traverses the mountain paths, in pain.
Yamamba
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Author : Rebecca Copeland
language : en
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, Inc.
Release Date : 2021-06-22
Yamamba written by Rebecca Copeland and has been published by Stone Bridge Press, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-22 with Social Science categories.
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.
Yamamba S Mountains
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Author : Linda C. Ehrlich
language : en
Publisher: ATBOSH Media Ltd.
Release Date : 2019-11
Yamamba S Mountains written by Linda C. Ehrlich and has been published by ATBOSH Media Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11 with Poetry categories.
These writings are inspired by the medieval-period Japanese Noh play Yamamba, and by Ohba Minako’s short story “Smile of a Mountain Witch” which contemporizes the Yamamba legend.Yamamba (sometimes written as “Yamauba”) is an elderly figure who is alternately described as a “witch” or a “holy spirit.” The first act of the Noh play presents a priest and dancer on pilgrimage to Zenkoji Temple (literally “Temple of the Good Light”) who encounter a powerful and ambiguous figure of an old woman in the mountain. The travellers comment on the strange changes in Nature that day, with the sky suddenly darkening. By the second act, the old woman has exited and returned to reveal herself fully as Yamamba, her true self, with matted white hair and a reddened face. Yamamba is a paradoxical figure. She aids the woodsman and the weaver, but also hides the sun behind storm clouds and frightens the traveller. Stamping the ground, pointing to the center of the earth with her fan, Yamamba leans on her cane (decorated with evergreen leaves) and shares with us her journey as she traverses the mountain paths, in pain.
Yamanba The Mountain Witch
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Author : Clay Boutwell
language : en
Publisher: Kotoba Inc
Release Date : 2022-12-22
Yamanba The Mountain Witch written by Clay Boutwell and has been published by Kotoba Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-22 with Foreign Language Study categories.
★For Upper Beginners Learning Japanese ★ Living in shadows and the in-between world of dreams and reality, yokai thrive in Japanese imagination. What are yokai? They are monsters, ghosts, unnatural beings, and even sentient household items. Yokai can be harmless and amusing, or they can be terrifying. Now you can learn about yokai and read stories of them while polishing your Japanese. ♥ ABOUT THIS VOLUME The 山姥(やまんば) is a scary youkai mountain witch. She eats whoever enters her mountain. In this volume, we’ll look at two legends involving the 山姥(やまんば). The first is about an ox-cart man (someone who made deliveries) who encountered a 山姥(やまんば). The second story is about a young priest who has three magic charms to protect him from the 山姥(やまんば). FEATURES Includes two full stories Each story is presented in three formats: 1) Sentence-by-Sentence with definition and commentary below 2) Japanese only (to test your reading ability) 3) English translation (to confirm your understanding) The Sentence-by Sentence section of each story presents a small chunk of the Japanese with furigana over the kanji and a complete glossary of all the words; important grammatical patterns are pointed out and explained in plain English A link to download sound files for the stories is provided (for no extra charge) on the last page of the book Each story has a slow and normal speed recording of the Japanese read by Yumi STORIES INCLUDED 1 Ushikata and the Yamanba 2 Yamanba and the Three Magic Charms WHO IS THIS FOR? This book is designed so that both those fairly new to Japanese and those in the intermediate stages can equally find value. The ideal level, however, is for the upper beginner, somewhere around the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) N4. If you are learning Japanese and are fascinated by yokai and traditional tales of old Japan, click the Buy Now button to begin studying now.
Mountain Witches
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Author : Noriko T. Reider
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2021-07-01
Mountain Witches written by Noriko T. Reider and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-01 with Social Science categories.
Mountain Witches is a comprehensive guide to the complex figure of yamauba—female yōkai often translated as mountain witches, who are commonly described as tall, enigmatic women with long hair, piercing eyes, and large mouths that open from ear to ear and who live in the mountains—and the evolution of their roles and significance in Japanese culture and society from the premodern era to the present. In recent years yamauba have attracted much attention among scholars of women’s literature as women unconstrained by conformative norms or social expectations, but this is the first book to demonstrate how these figures contribute to folklore, Japanese studies, cultural studies, and gender studies. Situating the yamauba within the construct of yōkai and archetypes, Noriko T. Reider investigates the yamauba attributes through the examination of narratives including folktales, literary works, legends, modern fiction, manga, and anime. She traces the lineage of a yamauba image from the seventh-century text Kojiki to the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo, and explores its emergence as well as its various, often conflicting, characteristics. Reider also examines the adaptation and re-creation of the prototype in diverse media such as modern fiction, film, manga, anime, and fashion in relation to the changing status of women in Japanese society. Offering a comprehensive overview of the development of the yamauba as a literary and mythic trope, Mountain Witches is a study of an archetype that endures in Japanese media and folklore. It will be valuable to students, scholars, and the general reader interested in folklore, Japanese literature, demonology, history, anthropology, cultural studies, gender studies, and the visual and performing arts.
The Book Of Yokai Expanded Second Edition
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Author : Michael Dylan Foster
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2024
The Book Of Yokai Expanded Second Edition written by Michael Dylan Foster and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with History categories.
"Revised and expanded, this second edition of The Book of Yōkai features an all new yōkai picture gallery-with dozens of stunning color images-tracing the visual history of yōkai across centuries. With additional entries and fifty new illustrations, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of an even larger cast of yōkai, interpreting their varied meanings and introducing people who have pursued them through the ages. Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatures haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yōkai, they appear in many forms, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water sprites, to shape-shifting kitsune foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Popular today in anime, manga, film, and video games, many yōkai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. The Book of Yōkai invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them"--
The Book Of Yokai
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Author : Michael Dylan Foster
language : en
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date : 2015-01-14
The Book Of Yokai written by Michael Dylan Foster and has been published by University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-14 with History categories.
Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity.
The Mountain Is Moving
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Author : Patricia Morley
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 1999
The Mountain Is Moving written by Patricia Morley and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Japan categories.
In Imperial times in Japan, women were subservient inferiors; in theory they were liberated by the democratic constitution imposed by the US after World War II; but, in real-life Japan, change is glacially slow. Here, that slow-changing reality is juxtaposed with the fast-moving aspirations of Japanese women. The author achieves this through wide-ranging interviews with Japanese women, and by using a range of contemporay Japanese literature.
Searching For The Witch S Hut
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Author : Elizabeth Lee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Searching For The Witch S Hut written by Elizabeth Lee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Women authors, Japanese categories.