Jókai: Japonské nadprirodzené javy a bytosti (slovensky) – Marks Andreas (2024)

The fascinating pantheon of Japanese supernatural beings In this extensive book collection, you will find demons (yōkai), spirits and apparitions (yūrei), spirits in kabuki plays, sorcerers (yōjutsu-shi), devils or fiends (oni), and vengeful souls (onryō) – mythical phenomena and beings from folklore and popular culture that continue to inspire readers of traditional stories and manga comics. The book is an encyclopedic kaleidoscope of hundreds of such beings with detailed descriptions and iconography. Each being is depicted in examples from original Japanese woodblock prints, books, and paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries from museums, libraries, and private collections around the world. The illustrations showcase the 'original' traditional forms and appearances of these beings, which form the basis for all their later representations. Among the most significant works are two painted scrolls – The Collection of Ghosts and The Night Procession of a Hundred Demons – from the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which are reproduced for the first time in this book. Discover the original paintings and prints of 100 Japanese spirits, demons, ghosts, and sorcerers. Translated from the English original by Martin Katuščák and František Paulovič.