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Mountain Witches Yamauba: enigmatic female in the mountains
Lectures and Talks Featured Event

Mountain Witches Yamauba: enigmatic female in the mountains

April 29, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us for a virtual talk with Noriko Tsunoda Reider, Professor of Japanese at Miami University of Ohio in the Department of German, Russian, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctcuyrqjorG9Sr8V9iaevPQherbuvMBGZR

 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Dr. Noriko Reider’s research interest is the supernatural in Japanese literature, folklore, and art. She has published Mountain Witches: Yamauba (Utah State University Press, 2021), Seven Demon Stories from Medieval Japan (2016), Japanese Demon Lore: Oni, from Ancient Times to the Present (2010), Tales of the Supernatural in Early Modern Japan (2002), and many articles.

Image credits:  Yamauba” from National Diet Library Digital Collections

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