The Hour of Meeting Evil Spirits: An Encyclopedia of Mononoke and Magic

356 Pages·2015·14.53 MB·English

by  Matthew Meyer

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C
ONTENTS
Map of Japan
Pronunciation Guide
Introduction
In the Country
Ōmagatoki, Chimi, Mōryō, Jami, Shīsā, Hiyoribō, Hiderigami, Ao bōzu, Furutsubaki no rei, Ippondatara,
Ouni, Buruburu, Namahage, Yamajijii, Sansei, Satori, Imori, Tsurubebi, Furaribi, Ubagabi, Sagari,
Yosuzume, Okuri inu, Hihi, Nobusuma, Yamachichi, Momonjii, Nodeppō, Noderabō, Furuutsubo,
Abumiguchi, Kura yarō, Kosenjōbi, Kawa akago, Ikuchi, Umi zatō, Sazae oni, Shinkirō, Suiko, Shiranui,
Ryūtō, Tenome, Dodomeki, Tesso, Amanozako, Amanojaku, Yamata no Orochi
In the Underworld
Meido, Jigoku, Enma Daiō, Datsueba, Keneō, Gozu, Mezu, Ashura, Gaki, Ono no Takamura
In the City
Kowai, Amefuri kozō, Tōfu kozō, Katsura otoko, Shirime, Ōkaburo, Kejōrō, Iyaya, Ōkubi, Kasha, Hone
karakasa, Nurikabe, Sōgenbi, Haka no hi, Oitekebori, Nue, Itsumade, Onmoraki, Waniguchi, Nyūnai
suzume, Teratsutsuki, Gagoze, Shuten dōji, Ibaraki dōji, Hashihime, Hannya, Kurozuka, Momiji, Rokujō no
Miyasundokoro, Oboroguruma, Kiyo hime
In the House
Amikiri, Yama oroshi, Hahakigami, Shōgorō, Nyoijizai, Eritategoromo, Yanari, Sakabashira, Tenjō kudari,
Makuragaeshi, Abura akago, Hikeshi baba, Kanbari nyūdō, Kurote, Ikiryō, Shiryō
The Sorcerer's Parlor
Goryō, Tatarigami, Sanshi, Abe no Seimei, Taira no Masakado, Takiyasha hime, Osakabe hime, Sugawara
no Michizane, Sutoku Tennō, Tamamo no Mae, Sesshō seki, Shikigami, Tanuki tsuki, Inugami,
Kanashibari, Katashiro, Wara ningyō, Hitobashira, Ichijama, Ushi no koku mairi, Taizan Fukun no Sai,
Hinode
Acknowledgments
Yokai References and Further Reading
Index of Yōkai

P G
RONUNCIATION UIDE
The Japanese words in this book have been transliterated into English based on
the Hepburn romanization rules. Care has been taken to write the Japanese
names and words without altering their structure too much so that they are easy
for English readers to digest.
Even with these considerations, figuring out the pronunciation of transliterated
Japanese can sometimes be counterintuitive to native English speakers due to the
vast differences between the two languages.
To help you read the Japanese words in this book, please follow this
pronunciation guide.
V
OWELS
The five Japanese vowels are a, i, u, e, o, pronounced ah, ee, ooh, eh, and oh. As
a rule, each vowel receives a full syllable, even when adjacent to another vowel.
Avoid the temptation to blend vowels together. For example, the ao in ao bōzu
should be read as two syllables, not one (ah-oh, not ow).
M
ACRONS
Japanese occasionally uses the double vowels aa, uu, ee, oo, ou. In this book,
double vowels are indicated with macrons to make them easier to read and
pronounce: ā, ū, ē, ō. These macron vowels should be pronounced just like the
vowels above and held for two syllables. For example, the bōzu in ao bōzu
should be pronounced with three syllables, not two (boh-oh-zu, not boh-zu).