Ghost and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese Death Legends

• Main Author: Toelken Barre (auth)
• Other Authors: Iwasaka, Michiko (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: No linguistic content, Not applicable
• Published: Utah State University, University Libraries 1994
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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.