Abstract
Abstract
This article discusses kanashibari, the Japanese version of an experiential phenomenon better known in North America as the "Old Hag." A native of Japan, the author provides cultural background on kanashibari and investigates kanashibari personal experience narratives so as to demonstrate how Japanese individuals self-diagnose their experiences by referring to culturally prescribed explanations (both scientific and supernatural) for the phenomenon.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Subject
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Cultural Studies
Cited by
5 articles.
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