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Ghosts and the Japanese : cultural experience in Japanese death legends /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iwasaka, Michiko, 1945-
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Toelken, Barre
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Folklore > Japan.
Death > Japan > Folklore.
Death > Social aspects > Japan.
Legends > Japan > History and criticism.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Japan.
Japan > Social life and customs.
Muerte > Japón > Folklore.
Muerte > Aspectos sociales > Japón.
Leyendas > Japón > Historia y crítica.
Ritos y ceremonias funebres > Japón.
Japón > Vida social y costumbres.
Folklore > Japon.
Mort > Folklore.
Mort > Aspect social > Japon.
Légendes > Japon > Histoire et critique.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > Japon.
Japon > Moeurs et coutumes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Death.
Death > Social aspects.
Folklore.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Legends.
Manners and customs.
Japan.
Geesten.
Brauchtum.
Tod.
Tod <Motiv>.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / David Hufford
  • Part I: An introduction to the left stairway
  • Part II: Death customs in contemporary Japan
  • Suggested reading and related resources
  • Part III: Japanese death legends and vernacular culture
  • Mothers and children
  • Revenge and anger
  • Omens
  • Ghosts at sea
  • Passions
  • Epilogue
  • Sources and notes
  • Suggested reading.