Japanese folklore and Yokai: Kitsune, little stories and legends of Japan

by Kévin TEMBOURET

The Kitsune of Japanese folklore is at the origin of many stories and little tales very appreciated in the Land of the Rising Sun.With this book, you will discover how the image of the Kitsune is used both in religious conflicts and to explain the symptoms of an unknown disease.It is through more than a hundred stories, testimonies and religious facts that you will discover the Kitsune in all its forms as well as through various tricks.From the gluttonous Kitsune to the duped Kitsune, the fox is not always as cunning as in La Fontaine's fables. Nevertheless, it is respected and revered as much in Japanese shrines as in rice fields.Sometimes guardian of the rice granary of the Inari deity, sometimes an evil creature capable of controlling the mind or body of its victims, the Kitsune is above all a Yokai that should never be underestimated!

Genres: Japan

101 pages, Paperback

Published November 28, 2020

Reviews

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book.
I have a fascination with kitsune and loved the different tales with lots of differing views of kitsune. Lots of small folktales all of which I found entertaining.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

A compendium of short Kitsune-related folklore stories.