Torture Demons

Japanese Hell Paintings

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, Asian, General Art
Cover of the book Torture Demons by Akai Jigoku, Elektron Ebooks
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Akai Jigoku ISBN: 9781909923003
Publisher: Elektron Ebooks Publication: January 5, 2010
Imprint: Elektron Ebooks Language: English
Author: Akai Jigoku
ISBN: 9781909923003
Publisher: Elektron Ebooks
Publication: January 5, 2010
Imprint: Elektron Ebooks
Language: English
The Jigoku-zoshi (“Hell Scrolls”) and similar documents from the 12th century onwards are amongst the earliest, and bloodiest, accounts of human carnage in Japanese art. Victims are burned, drowned in blood and excrement, crushed by fiery rocks, flayed, eaten alive by beasts, and have their bones pulverised by vicious, club-wielding oni (horned, clawed, fanged demons who may have multiple eyes and blue or red skin). This is the Buddhist concept of purgatory, where sinners have eight “great hells” and sixteen “lesser hells” to contend with. Japanese Hell pictures comprise a startling visual catalogue of atrocity and suffering. TORTURE DEMONS presents more than 60 such images, shown in full colour throughout, in which sinners are subjected to multiple mutilations and dismemberments, an orgy of religious retribution, torment and putrefaction.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
The Jigoku-zoshi (“Hell Scrolls”) and similar documents from the 12th century onwards are amongst the earliest, and bloodiest, accounts of human carnage in Japanese art. Victims are burned, drowned in blood and excrement, crushed by fiery rocks, flayed, eaten alive by beasts, and have their bones pulverised by vicious, club-wielding oni (horned, clawed, fanged demons who may have multiple eyes and blue or red skin). This is the Buddhist concept of purgatory, where sinners have eight “great hells” and sixteen “lesser hells” to contend with. Japanese Hell pictures comprise a startling visual catalogue of atrocity and suffering. TORTURE DEMONS presents more than 60 such images, shown in full colour throughout, in which sinners are subjected to multiple mutilations and dismemberments, an orgy of religious retribution, torment and putrefaction.

More books from Elektron Ebooks

Cover of the book Freaks by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book The Starry Wisdom by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book The Sandman & The Severed Hand by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book Whip In My Valise by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book TOKYO VERTIGO by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book HELLBOUND by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book The Marquis de Sade by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book Starkweather: Nebraska Spree-Killer by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book Tokyo Sodom by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book The Spider by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book DARK DIMENSIONS OF DEATH by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book Christina Lindberg by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book Rapid Eye 2 by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book GHOSTS BEHIND THE SUN by Akai Jigoku
Cover of the book Imaginary LIves by Akai Jigoku
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy