The Book of Yōkai (Expanded Second Edition): Mysterious – Michael Dylan Foster Free Audiobook

Written by Michael Dylan Foster
Read by Tim Campbell
Format: M4B
Bitrate: Variable
Unabridged

There was not a pdf available, but the full blown ebook is included.

Significantly expanded and updated—a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture.

Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatures haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yōkai, they appear in many forms, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water sprites, to shape-shifting kitsune foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Popular today in anime, manga, film, and video games, many yōkai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. The Book of Yōkai invites listeners to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them.