Yokai: Japanese Ghost Tattoo and Art Reference (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798377440864)

176 pages of Yokai. A class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is composed of the kanji for "attractive; calamity" and "apparition; mystery; suspicious." Yōkai are also referred to as ayakashi, mononoke or mamono. Yokai are not literally demons in the Western sense of the word, but are instead spirits and entities, whose behavior can range from malevolent or mischievous to friendly, fortuitous, or helpful to humans.

Author: Kent Smith
ISBN-10: 8377440865
ISBN-13: 9798377440864
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/19/2022
Pages: 178
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.38d