What are yokai and how does Foster’s explanation of Japanese “monsters” match or clash with your understanding of the world?

After these readings

1. How do you interpret “fear” as an analytical category for historical study?

2. What are yokai and how does Foster’s explanation of Japanese “monsters” match or clash with your understanding of the world?

Readings:

Michael Foster, Introducing Yokai

Fear and Anxiety: Writing about Emotion in Modern History Author(s): Joanna Bourke