"Ghost and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends" by Michiko Iwasaka and Barre Toelken
 

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Abstract

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.

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Book

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Utah State University Press

Publication Date

1994

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978-0-87421-179-5

City

Logan

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Ghost and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends

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