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(★)(´In Ghostly Japan´ conjures up images of ghosts, ghouls, and goblins, and interweaves their spooky stories with the folklore, superstitions, and traditions of old Japan. Introduced are a young pilgrim who encounters a mountain of skulls ; a dying wife who bequeaths a rival a sinister legacy ; a spectral beauty who returns for her handsome samurai lover ; and other curious characters from Japanese folklore who so impressed Lafcadio Hearn that he felt compelled to tell their strange stories to the West.／ A few chapters are nonfiction reflections. ´Bits of Poetry´ muses on Japan´s enduring poetic tradition ; ´Japanese Buddhist Proverbs´ is a primer on Buddhist thinking ; ´Incense´ is a meditation on the evanescent substance that can summon spirits as well as banish them, can protect the living as well as the dead.／ The Japanese have two kinds of ghosts in their folklore, the spirits of the living and the spirits of the dead. In this Hearn classic, you can take your choice, depending on the nightmare you prefer.／ ◆Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was one of the first great interpreters of things Japanese for Western readers. His keen intellect, poetic imagination, and clear style have ensured him a devoted readership, among both foreigners and Japanese, for almost a century.／ ▼TABLE OF CONTENTS／ ●Fragment ●Furisode ●Incense ●A Story of Divination ●Silkworms ●A Passional Karma ●Footprints of the Buddha ●Ululation ●Bits of Poetry ●Japanese Buddhist Proverbs ●Suggestion ●Ingwa-banashi ●Story of a Tengu ●At Yaidzu) |
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