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1 online resource : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Interview: Yamamba on the Noh Stage: With Noh Actors Uzawa Hisa and Uzawa Hikaru / Ann Sherif -- Poetry: Yamamba's Mountains / Linda C. Ehrlich -- Short Story: Blue Ridge Yamamba / Rebecca Copeland -- Commentary: A Yamamba Shrinebox / Laura Miller -- Short Story: An Encounter in Aokigahara / David Holloway -- Short Story: The Smile of a Mountain Witch (Yamamba no bisho) / Oba Minako -- Poetry: Yamamba's Laughter and Other Poems: An Introduction / Mizuta Noriko -- Interview: Dancing the Yamamba: With Yokoshi Yasuko / Rebecca Copeland. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ōba, Minako. Smile of the mountain witch.
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Witches -- Folklore.
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Witches. |
| Genre/Form |
Folklore.
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| Subject |
Witches in literature.
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Witches in literature. |
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Witches in art.
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Witches in art. |
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Japan -- Folklore.
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Japan. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Copeland, Rebecca L., 1956- editor.
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Ehrlich, Linda C., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1611720664 (OCoLC)1196243718 |
| ISBN |
9781611729481 (electronic book) |
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1611729483 (electronic book) |
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1611720664 |
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9781611720662 |
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