Professor Ethan Segal shares research findings in Seattle

Segal presented recent research on an incident from twelfth-century Japan, in which “demon-like” people reportedly attacked a coastal community.  His paper, titled “Invading Izu: Demons, Pirates, and Foreigners in Pre-modern Japan,” addresses topics including pre-modern Japanese ideas about foreigners, folktale depictions of demons, trade with… Continue Reading Professor Ethan Segal shares research findings in Seattle