00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613117679 Buklod 20191003145735.0 m go j ta 191003s2018 xx d r |||| u| 9789715391283 (iLib)UPD-00414265466 DMLF rda eng fil jpn DMLUC GR 325 Y82 2018 Yu, Hope Sabanpan author. This thing of darkness female shapeshifters in Philippine and Japanese literature Hope Sabanpan-Yu. Cebu City University of San Carlos Press [2018] 123 pages illustrations 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Preface and acknowledgements -- Monstrous disruption -- The forces of things unknown: Japanese shapeshifters -- Summons of wild desires: The Asuang and its variants -- Turn into what shape you will -- Notes. This study established the female body's association with shapeshifting, defining the monstrous as a being that is deviant and inconsistent with the norm. Such representation shares with the monster the privilege of bringing out a unique attraction and revulsion. Folk literature, Philippine History and criticism. Legends Philippines. FI UPD DMLF GR 325 Y82 2018 Book