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Title: Ghosts and the Japanese: Culture Experience in Japanese Death Legends by Michiko Iwasaka, Barre Toelken, David J. Hufford ISBN: 0-87421-179-4 Publisher: Utah State University Press Pub. Date: July, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Best Book on Japanese Ghosts
Comment: There are obviously far better books on the subject available in Japanese, but this is the best English-language text I've ever found on the subject of Japanese ghosts.

However, readers should be forewarned that the first half of the book reads like an "Introduction". Lay readers who are just looking for stories and aren't interested in the authors' theories and sociological opinions would be better off to start reading from page 43 (or even page 60 for some readers). In fact, I'd go so far as to recommend that most readers start at page 43 (or 60) and read the earlier parts of the book later.

Rating: 5
Summary: A richly illustrated treasure of well-researched information
Comment: Not only is this a very readable text, but the hauntingly beautiful illustrations pulled from a variety of sources add a very special touch. One learns so much of Japanese culture in reading this work.

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