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Démons et Merveilles by Laurence Caillet, 2018

Nuits japonaises

Everything speaks to us of night, because we are in Japan. Whether we consult astrologers; whether we fall asleep in the subway; whether the earth opens up to let demons, angry spirits, or delightful ghosts pass through; whether lanterns are lit or fireflies shine, the boundaries between night and day blur...

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... and the world of the dead is separated from that of the living by only a single bridge. Illusions erase a reality that resurfaces in rituals that, thanks to bodily practices, chants, and theaters, solidify the world for a moment. One explanation emerges, immediately jostled by another. Tricks to deceive dangerous beings or approach the gods flourish, legal, ritual, or playful. A striking mixture of religions and concepts springs forth, always beginning anew, from Penance to the three thousand prostrations to humble offerings, boats of paper or straw. This author of dizzying knowledge recounts in an inventive and carnal style the song of toads, the eye of Baku, the palace of dreams or subtle calendars. For millennia, emperors, poets, and an entire people have together invented shadows and light in the night.
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