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1 online resource (xx, 138 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-131) and index. |
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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. |
| Summary |
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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Print version record. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Language |
English. |
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Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Terms Of Use |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Folklore -- Japan.
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Death -- Japan -- Folklore.
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Death -- Social aspects -- Japan.
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Legends -- Japan -- History and criticism.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Japan.
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Japan -- Social life and customs.
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Death -- Folklore.
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Folklore -- Japon.
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Mort -- Folklore.
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Mort -- Aspect social -- Japon.
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Légendes -- Japon -- Histoire et critique.
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Funérailles -- Rites et cérémonies -- Japon.
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Japon -- Murs et coutumes.
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Mort -- Japon -- Folklore.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Death. (OCoLC)fst00888613
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Death -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00888680
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Folklore. (OCoLC)fst00930306
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Funeral rites and ceremonies. (OCoLC)fst00936223
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Legends. (OCoLC)fst00995592
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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Brauch
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Tod
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Tod Motiv
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Japan
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Geesten.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Folklore. (OCoLC)fst01423784
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| Added Author |
Toelken, Barre, 1935-2018.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Iwasaka, Michiko, 1945- Ghosts and the Japanese. Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 1994 0874211794 (DLC) 94017577 (OCoLC)30518351 |
| ISBN |
9780874213799 (electronic bk.) |
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0874213797 (electronic bk.) |
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0874211794 |
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9780874211795 |
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AU@ 000051367207 |
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DEBSZ 472532367 |
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GBVCP 1008655503 |
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NZ1 14250983 |
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UKMGB 020149247 |
