Ghosts And The Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends

by Michiko Iwasaka, Barre Toelken

Overview

The Japanese have ambivalent attitudes toward death, deeply rooted in pre-Buddhist traditions. In this scholarly but accessible work, authors Iwasaka and Toelken show that everyday beliefs and customs--particularly death traditions--offer special insight into the living culture of Japan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874213799
Publisher:	Utah State University Press
Publication date:	12/01/1994
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	162
Lexile:	1390L (what's this?)
File size:	5 MB

Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword Hufford David
Preface
Part I: An Introduction to the Left Stairway
Part II: Death Customs in Contemporary Japan
Suggested Reading and Related Resources
Part III: Japanese Death Legends and Vernacular Culture
Mothers and Children
Revenge and Anger
Omens
Ghosts at Sea
Passions
Epilogue
Sources and Notes
Suggested Reading
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Iwasaka (Japanese, U. of Trier, Germany) and Toelken (history and English, Utah State U.) illustrate the ongoing traditions and customs surrounding the Japanese attitudes toward life and death by examining Japanese ghost legends and artwork portraying ghosts. Includes color illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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