Japanese demonology

Tengu is a man of giant growth with a bird"s beak, the water demon of Cappa, the flying skull, the “snowy woman” of the Yuki-ONNA, the house dzasiki-varasi, the tsukumogami-the spirits have become perfumes, and the red, blue and black demons, vaguely resembling devils, horned spiders About six tails the size of a cow, magic animals, plants of plants and other evil spirits. Werewolves of all varieties, dangerous, terrible, often disgusting appearance and prone to cannibalism. The pantheon of Japanese demonology is inexhaustible. Demons live among people, and sometimes even a part of the soul of a person who acts without his knowledge. The faith of the Japanese in them is so tenacious that it still gives rise to new characters who find their place in urban folklore. All this is described in the book, the source of which was the Japanese written monuments of the VIII - XIV centuries, “Literature on wonderful”, feature and animated films.
Daria Trynkina - candidate of historical sciences, scientific secretary of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences