11 Jan 2015

KAPPA - Foster The Book of Yokai

LINK
http://kappapedia.blogspot.jp/2014/12/reference.html
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Foster, Michael Dylan Foster
The Metamorphosis of the Kappa - Transformation of Folklore to Folklorism in Japan

The kappa is a mischievous water goblin of Japanese folklore. This article presents an overview of some of the characteristics of the kappa, including the dish-like cavity on its head, its penchant for eating cucumbers, its aversion to gourds and to iron, and its habit of trying to pull horses, cattle, and humans into the water. Some of the major critical literature regarding the kappa is discussed, including work by Yanagita Kunio, Orikuchi Shinobu, Ishida Eiichiro, and structural anthropologist Cornelis Ouwehand.
The concept of folklorism (folklorismus) is briefly defined and applied to the kappa belief.
Through folklorism, artists, writers, cartoonists, and commercial interests have transformed the kappa from a malicious and unpleasant water deity into a harmless and lov­able mascot.
- source : Nanzan University - PDF file


The Book of Yokai

... His first book — "Pandemonium and Parade" — grew out of these studies and forged many of his Japanese connections in the yokai world.
Leaving Japan in 1993 after nearly four years, Foster did not yet think of folklore as an area of study, although his Japanese had progressed enough to enjoy the local stories, particularly on a trip to Tohoku and Iwate Prefectures, and the city of Tono, an area rich in folkloric traditions where, coincidentally, the founder of folklore studies in Japan, Kunio Yanagita, had extensively researched. Returning to the University of California at Berkeley to start a master's degree in "something practical," Foster realized he could not forget the stories — particularly the stories about the kappa, a Japanese water sprite legendary in Tono. Luckily, the university offered a master's program in Asian studies, and he wrote his thesis on kappa.
After graduating and returning to Japan to study the language intensively, Foster moved onto Stanford University, graduating in 2003 where he wrote his doctorate dissertation on yokai.
... "As a folklorist, I like to have ambiguity. If I get one thing across in "The Book of Yokai" it is that there are many different versions of all these creatures, and you can not say anything definitive about them except to create broad categories."
source : Japan Times, January 2015

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歴史民俗学- 特集:かっぱ・カッパ・河童

「河童」の魅力と謎に迫る内容充実の特集号。■第2回歴史民俗学研究大会での発表報告■銚子かっぱ村、千葉かっぱ村、みちのく岩手かっぱ村紹介■銚子「大内かっぱハウス」紹介■宍戸儀一「河童考」の覆刻掲載■詳細! 河童に関する文献目録■他、コラムも充実。

修験とカッパ伝承~カッパ民俗考 田村勇
大内かっぱハウス[銚子市] 木村まき
銚子地方の河童伝承 永澤謹吾
[座談会]銚子かっぱ村村民に聞く
河伯欣然 小川夏葉
千葉かっぱ村の現在と展望 清野文男
カッパ商品誕生秘話~商品名に見るカッパ 木村まき
1・キンチョウリキッド
2・黄桜、かっぱえびせん
3・きゅうりのキューちゃん、都民の日のカッパバッジ
サンカ異称に見られるカッパ類名~河尻英明氏からのフィールド採取の復元と調査 飯尾恭之
河童伝承の地域性 愛知県の事例を中心に 吉岡郁夫
みちのく岩手かっぱ村 谷村和郎
河童の歴史民俗学~没落した河伯 礫川全次
伊豆半島の河童 桜井祥行
[詩]カッパ考 木村まき
かっぱ橋商店街 田村勇
かっぱ橋商店街[街歩き] 構成・『歴史民俗学』編集部
かっぱとカワウソの実像について 岡見晨明
[俳句]河童探訪 魚泪
芥川龍之介の河童と"怪異" 青木茂雄
会津ゲスモグリ紀行~河童伝承の周辺 尾崎光弘
河童に関する文献 『歴史民俗学』編集部=編 
河童考 宍戸儀一 
歴史民俗学研究大会[銚子大会]報告
「川の民」考~筏、川魚、世間、職師
source : www.kinokuniya.co.jp

The Folklore Society of Japan (English HP)
4-12-3 Yushima Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
- source : www.fsjnet.jp/en

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日本伝奇伝説大事典
乾/小池/志村/高橋 - Kadokawa Shoten 角川書店
- long list of more vocabulary and long list of books

【河童(かっぱ)】 《「岩波古語辞典」大野/佐竹/前田・岩波書店》
【河童(かっぱ)】 《「岩波日本史辞典」・岩波書店》  
【河童(かっぱ)】 《「岩波広辞苑第五版」・岩波書店》  
【河童(かっぱ)】妖怪 yookai 《「日本大百科事典」・小学館》  
【河童(かっぱ)】 《「世界大百科事典」・平凡社》  
【河童(かっぱ)】 《「復刻大辭典」・平凡社》
【河童(かっぱ)】 《「大言海」大槻文彦・冨山房》
【河童(かっぱ)】 《「隠語辞典」楳垣実・東京堂出版》  
【河童(かっぱ)】 《「民俗学辞典」柳田國男監修・東京堂出版》  
【河童(かっぱ)】 《「日本昔話事典」稲田浩ニ他・弘文堂》  
【河童(かっぱ)】 《「ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目版 2007」》  
【河童石(かっぱいし)】Kappa ishi 《「日本昔話事典」稲田浩ニ他・弘文堂》  
【河童川(かっぱがわ)】Kappagawa 《「日外難読語・固有名大辞典」・LogoVista電子辞典》
【おかっぱ頭】 《「からだことば辞典」東郷吉男・東京堂出版》

【河童橋(かっぱばし)】Kappabashi 《「日外難読語・固有名大辞典」・LogoVista電子辞典》
【河童駒引き(かっぱこまひき)】Kappa Komahiki 《「日本昔話事典」稲田浩ニ他・弘文堂》  
【河童相撲(かっぱすもう)】Kappa Sumo 《「日本昔話事典」稲田浩ニ他・弘文堂》  
【河童台(かっぱだい)】Kappadai 《「日外難読語・固有名大辞典」・LogoVista電子辞典》
【河童釣(かっぱつり)】Kappatsuri 《「日本昔話事典」稲田浩ニ他・弘文堂》 笑話。巧智者譚。  
【河童(かっぱ)の川流れ】Kappa no Kawanagare 《「岩波広辞苑第五版」・岩波書店》

【河童(かっぱ)の屁】Kappa no he 《「岩波広辞苑第五版」・岩波書店》  
【河童(かっぱ)の屁】Kappa no he 《「からだことば辞典」東郷吉男・東京堂出版》

【河童忌(かっぱひ)】Kappahi 《「岩波広辞苑第五版」・岩波書店》  
【河童火やろう(かっぱひやろう)】 《「日本昔話事典」稲田浩ニ他・弘文堂》  
【河童巻(かっぱまき)】Kappamaiki 《「岩波広辞苑第五版」・岩波書店》  
【河童聟入(かっぱむこいり)】 《「日本昔話事典」稲田浩ニ他・弘文堂》  
【河童屋(かっぱや)】Kappaya 《「隠語辞典」楳垣実・東京堂出版》  
【河太郎(かわたろう)】Kawataro 《「三州奇談」・石川県図書館協会》- 森下河伯第十一

【水虎(すいこ)】Suiko 《「大漢和辞典」諸橋轍次・大修館書店》  
【水虎(すいこ)】Suiko 《「和漢三才圖會」寺島良安・東京美術》
【水神(すいじん)】Suijin (Water Deity) 《「岩波日本史辞典」・岩波書店》    

【妹尾河童(せのおかっぱ)】 Senoo Kappa 《「現代用語の基礎知識」・自由国民社》
【詩集=河童】 宗左近著 Poems   
【童話=河童】 坪田譲治著 Legends    
【屁の河童】 《「からだことば辞典」東郷吉男・東京堂出版》- →河童の屁  

【民俗学=河童駒引(かっぱこまひき)】Kappa Komahiki 《「柳田國男全集=山島民譚集」柳田國男》  
【民俗学=河童駒引考】 石田英一郎著 副題「比較民族学的研究」

- source : www.ishinotent.co.jp

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河童の正体とは何か?- with many photos

source : tanken.com/kappa.html

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にっぽん妖怪の謎―古代の闇に跳梁した
鬼・天狗・河童・狐たちは生きている!?
Monsters on Old Japan - oni tengu kappa kitsune

阿部正路

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The Last Kappa of Old Japan:
A Magical Journey of Two Friends




Sunny Seki (Author)

The Last Kappa of Old Japan
is a warmly written and beautifully illustrated children's book that introduces many aspects of traditional Japanese culture and folklore, while teaching an important lesson about environmentalism.
The story is of a young Japanese farm boy who develops a friendship with a mythical creature— the kappa—a messenger of the god of water. The tale begins in post-Modern Japan when the boy is young and the kappa is healthy and ends when the kappa, now the last one left on Earth, keeps an important promise to his human friend.
- source : www.amazon.com


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Kappa Hakubutsukan 河童博物館 Kappa Museum


なまずに乗る 河童キーホルダー Kappa on a namazu catfish - keyholder

Very extensive resource
- source : kappauv.com



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