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First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

American fiction --- English fiction --- Ghost stories, American --- Ghost stories, English --- Women authors --- Bibliography. --- Ghost stories [English ] --- Bibliography --- Ghost stories [American ] --- English literature --- American ghost stories --- English ghost stories

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Ghost stories --- Histoires de fantômes --- Spookgeschiedenissen --- Spookverhalen --- Folklore --- Dutch literature --- Ostend --- Oostende --- Pictorial works

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This book is a study of the narrative techniques that developed for two very popular forms of fiction in the nineteenth century - ghost stories and detective stories - and the surprising similarities between them in the context of contemporary theories of vision and sight. Srdjan Smajić argues that to understand how writers represented ghost-seers and detectives, the views of contemporary scientists, philosophers, and spiritualists with which these writers engage have to be taken into account: these views raise questions such as whether seeing really is believing, how much of what we 'see' is actually only inferred, and whether there may be other (intuitive or spiritual) ways of seeing that enable us to perceive objects and beings inaccessible to the bodily senses. This book will make a real contribution to the understanding of Victorian science in culture, and of the ways in which literature draws on all kinds of knowledge.

English literature --- Visual perception in literature. --- Vision in literature. --- Ghost stories, English --- Detective and mystery stories, English --- Literature and science. --- Poetry and science --- Science and literature --- Science and poetry --- Science and the humanities --- English ghost stories --- English fiction --- History and criticism. --- Great Britain --- History --- Arts and Humanities --- Literature

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Fiction --- French literature --- anno 1500-1599 --- 82-312.9 --- Fantastische literatuur --- 82-312.9 Fantastische literatuur --- Fantômes --- Littérature française --- Dans la littérature --- French fiction --- Ghost stories, French --- Literature and society --- Literature --- Literature and sociology --- Society and literature --- Sociology and literature --- Sociolinguistics --- History and criticism --- History --- Social aspects --- Dans la littérature.

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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.  

Yōkai (Japanese folklore) --- J1723.80 --- J5620 --- Japan: Religion in general -- demonology --- Japan: Literature -- folk tales, fairy tales, mukashibanashi, ghost stories --- Folklore --- Monsters --- Yōkai (Japanese folklore). --- SOCIAL SCIENCE --- Ungeheuer. --- Dämon. --- Volksglaube. --- Yōkai. --- Mythologie japonaise. --- Folktro. --- Folklore & Mythology. --- Japan. --- Japon. --- ancient folktales. --- anime. --- anthropology. --- asian mythology. --- concept of yokai. --- cultural reference. --- film. --- historical context. --- japanese folklore. --- japanese history. --- kappa water spirit. --- kitsune. --- long tongued ceiling licker. --- manga. --- monster guide. --- mountain goblins. --- shape-shifting foxes. --- yokai.