Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Samurai
1. Drunken Demon (Shuten Dōji: Ōeyama ekotoba): Imagining the Demon Conquerors
2. A Tale of an Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo zōshi): The Emergence of a Shape-Shifting Killer Female Spider
Part II: Scholars
3. The Illustrated Story of Minister Kibi’s Adventures in China (Kibi daijin nittō emaki): Japanese Consciousness of Foreign Powers and a Secret Code
4. A Tale of Lord Haseo (Haseo zōshi): Literati, Demons, and Creators of Human Life
Part III: Women
5. Tale of Amewakahiko (Amewakahiko sōshi): A Demon in the Sky, a Maiden in Search of Her Husband
6. Blossom Princess (Hanayo no hime): Japanese Stepdaughter Story and Provincial Customs
Part IV: It
7. The Record of Tool Specters (Tsukumogami Ki): Vengeance of Animated Objects and the Illustration of Shingon Truth
Conclusion
Japanese and Chinese Names and Terms
Bibliography
About the Author
Index