Monsters of Japan

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dc.identifier	ECF_book_23
dc.creator	Miyake Toshio
dc.title	Monsters of Japan. Narratives, Figures and Hegemonies of Identity Dis-Location
dc.type	Edited book
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	The book presents a transcultural theory of monsters with a multidisciplinary approach inspired by monster studies, employing methods ranging from literary criticism to postcolonial studies, anthropology, sociology and cultural history. Particular attention is paid to the emergence of some of Japan’s most popular monsters, both past and present: the tengu (divine mountain demon), the kappa (water monster), Miyazaki Hayao’s hybrid monsters, and finally the broader trans/national process of monstrosity in globalised Japan.
dc.relation.ispartof	Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
dc.relation.ispartof	Religion and Thought
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/978-88-97735-68-7
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2014-10-29
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-97735-67-0/
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8976
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9395
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-97735-67-0
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-97735-68-7
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Monsters of Japan

Narratives, Figures and Hegemonies of Identity Dis-Location

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Toshio Miyake Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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The book presents a transcultural theory of monsters with a multidisciplinary approach inspired by monster studies, employing methods ranging from literary criticism to postcolonial studies, anthropology, sociology and cultural history. Particular attention is paid to the emergence of some of Japan’s most popular monsters, both past and present: the tengu (divine mountain demon), the kappa (water monster), Miyazaki Hayao’s hybrid monsters, and finally the broader trans/national process of monstrosity in globalised Japan.

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Oct. 29, 2014

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978-88-97735-67-0

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978-88-97735-68-7

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