Suitable for those with an interest in mythology or Japanese culture, this title covers: the early Japanese deities who created the world and the later deities

A beautifully illustrated, wonderfully engaging A-to-Z guide to more than 700 major and minor gods and goddesses, characters, creatures, and places of classical

Originally published: Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2003.

Alphabetically listed entries identify and explain the characters, events, important places, and other aspects of Greek and Roman mythology.

Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatu