Ghost and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends

Authors

Michiko Iwasaka
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.

Document Type

Book

Publisher

Utah State University Press

Publication Date

1994

ISBN

978-0-87421-179-5

City

Logan

Comments

Available as ebook or hard copy from USU Press.

Recommended Citation

Iwasaka, Michiko and Toelken, Barre, "Ghost and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends" (1994). All USU Press Publications. 65.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/usupress_pubs/65