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Meiji at 150

Dr. Michael Dylan Foster (University of California-Davis) Foster, Michael Dylan; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Foster guides us into the realm of yōkai, or supernatural spirits and monsters, as an introduction to the study of Japanese folklore. We discuss the popularity of the kokkuri divination game during the Meiji period as evidence for how Japanese were reacting to changes in everyday life, the continuing prominence of yōkai in Japanese pop culture and global imaginations of Japan, and the political context of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage sites and local tourist advertising in Japan.

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Title
Dr. Michael Dylan Foster (University of California-Davis)
AlternateTitle
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 71
Creator
Foster, Michael Dylan; Grunow, Tristan
DateIssued
2018-10-23
Description
In this episode, Dr. Foster guides us into the realm of yōkai, or supernatural spirits and monsters, as an introduction to the study of Japanese folklore. We discuss the popularity of the kokkuri divination game during the Meiji period as evidence for how Japanese were reacting to changes in everyday life, the continuing prominence of yōkai in Japanese pop culture and global imaginations of Japan, and the political context of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage sites and local tourist advertising in Japan.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; yokai; folklore; pop culture; tourism; UNESCO
GeographicLocation
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
DateAvailable
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0415964
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81957
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
PeerReviewStatus
Unreviewed
ScholarlyLevel
Faculty
RightsURI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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