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In Ghostly Japan

by Lafcadio Hearn

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  1. Fragment

    5:41

  2. Furisode

    6:26

  3. Incense

    35:17

  4. A Story of Divination

    10:06

  5. Silkworms

    14:35

  6. A Passional Karma, pt 1

    28:00

  7. A Passional Karma, pt 2

    28:17

  8. Footprints of the Buddha

    19:03

  9. Ululation

    16:24

  10. Bits of Poetry

    23:19

  11. Japanese Buddhist Proverbs

    36:29

  12. Suggestion

    5:16

  13. Ingwa-Banashi

    10:37

  14. Story of a Tengu

    11:08

  15. At Yaidzu

    23:09

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A teacher and his young companion climb a strange mountain at sunset, setting the tone for Lafcadio Hearn's collection of Japanese legends and reflections. Published in 1899, the book moves between unsettling tales and accounts of customs and Buddhist belief. In another early piece, the sight of a purple silk robe in a shop recalls a story of longing and an ominous garment passed from owner to owner.

Hearn also studies religious objects with a close eye for their design and meaning. His discussion of the Buddha's footprints compares sacred texts, temple tracings and the symbols engraved upon monuments in Japan. These passages give the supernatural stories a setting among everyday objects and established traditions. Readers interested in folklore can find both eerie narrative scenes and a thoughtful account of how beliefs take visible form in robes, stone carvings and devotional images.

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Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was born in Greece to Irish and Greek parents, worked as a journalist in Cincinnati and New Orleans, then moved to Japan in 1890. He married Koizumi Setsu, took Japanese citizenship, and wrote a shelf of books interpreting the country for Western readers.

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