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演講 II: François LACHAUD
25 SEPTEMBER 25
NPM-EFEO 專題演講
講者：
Prof. François Lachaud
法國遠東學院教授
講題：
From Folk Belief to Pop Culture: The Making of Yōkai Culture in Modern Japan
日期：
2025年9月25日（週四）下午2:00
地點：
國立故宮博物院南部院區-集賢廳
嘉義縣太保市故宮大道 888 號
摘要 :
This presentation examines how yōkai—strange beings and occurrences (Ch. yaoguai)—were represented in Edo-period (1603–1868) illustrated bestiaries, collections of curious tales, and works of natural inquiry, and how their meaning changed in later contexts shaped by official cultural agendas. It focuses on the emergence of minzokugaku (folklore studies), a field grounded in the study of local beliefs and practices and influenced by parallel developments in Europe. This new discipline became the crucible in which modern yōkai culture took shape, distinct from earlier efforts to classify or dismiss such phenomena. Within this framework, yōkai came to be seen as part of a specifically Japanese tradition. More recently, the reshaping of “yōkai studies” (yōkaigaku) has reinforced this view and helped position yōkai as a staple of Japanese cultural diplomacy in the West. The presentation concludes by considering how their status has changed over the twenty years between the first major European exhibition—Yôkaï: Bestiaire du fantastique japonais (Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, 2005)—and the current exhibition Yokai: Spirits of Japan at the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm (2024–2026).
主辦單位：
國立故宮博物院，法國遠東學院臺北中心
❈此為法文演講，自由入座，無需報名
演講
講者：
Prof. François Lachaud
法國遠東學院教授
講題：
From Folk Belief to Pop Culture: The Making of Yōkai Culture in Modern Japan
日期：
2025年9月25日（週四）下午2:00
地點：
國立故宮博物院南部院區-集賢廳
嘉義縣太保市故宮大道 888 號
摘要 :
This presentation examines how yōkai—strange beings and occurrences (Ch. yaoguai)—were represented in Edo-period (1603–1868) illustrated bestiaries, collections of curious tales, and works of natural inquiry, and how their meaning changed in later contexts shaped by official cultural agendas. It focuses on the emergence of minzokugaku (folklore studies), a field grounded in the study of local beliefs and practices and influenced by parallel developments in Europe. This new discipline became the crucible in which modern yōkai culture took shape, distinct from earlier efforts to classify or dismiss such phenomena. Within this framework, yōkai came to be seen as part of a specifically Japanese tradition. More recently, the reshaping of “yōkai studies” (yōkaigaku) has reinforced this view and helped position yōkai as a staple of Japanese cultural diplomacy in the West. The presentation concludes by considering how their status has changed over the twenty years between the first major European exhibition—Yôkaï: Bestiaire du fantastique japonais (Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, 2005)—and the current exhibition Yokai: Spirits of Japan at the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm (2024–2026).
主辦單位：
國立故宮博物院，法國遠東學院臺北中心
❈此為法文演講，自由入座，無需報名
演講