Ghosts and The Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends
Ghosts and The Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends
by Michiko Iwasaka and Barre Toelken
Utah State University Press, 1994
ISBNs
Paper: 978-0-87421-179-5
eISBN: 978-0-87421-379-9 (all)
About the Book
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.
About the Author
Barre Toelken was a longtime director of the Utah State University Folklore Program. He also held positions on the Folk Arts Panel for the National Endowment for the Arts, and in the American Folklore Society, Western Folklife Center, and American Folklife Center. He has edited Northwest Folklore, the Journal of American Folklore, and Western Folklore.
Tags
Death & Dying, Ghosts, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Death, Folklore, Japan, Social life and customs, Social aspects, History and criticism, Social Science
Open Access Information
Label: This book is freely available in digital formats through the Utah State University Library Digital Commons.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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