| Ghosts and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends Contributor(s): Iwasaka, Michiko (Author), Toelken, Barre (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874211794 ISBN-13: 9780874211795 Publisher: Utah State University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1994 Annotation: The authors show that everyday beliefs and customs, particularly death traditions, offer special insight into the culture of Japan. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Death & Dying |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| LCCN: 94017577 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.58" W x 8.44" (0.52 lbs) 162 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |