Mononoke. Le temps des mauvais esprits. Numismatique Melancholy and humor mark the

Melancholy and humor mark the detachment necessary to compensate for the deepest pains

the chapel was restored and its polychromy fixed during work undertaken by the CFEETK in 1992-1993

The second volume in the collection devoted to 20th-century art

the great scholar was aware of this: neither the Vedic god Rudra

Mononoke. Le temps des mauvais esprits. Numismatique Melancholy and humor mark theWhat are evil spirits? In Japan, there are said to be 8 million kami. These spirits encompass all manner of supernatural creatures, from the malignant to the monstrous, from the demonic to the divine, and everything in between. Most of them appear strange and frightening, even evil, from a human perspective. They are known by a myriad of names: bakemono, chimimry, mamono, mononoke, obake, oni, and ykai. Ykai is the most common catch all term for the