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Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan

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Kessinger Publishing, Jun 1, 2004 - Travel - 236 pages
There seems to be a sense of divine magic in the very atmosphere, through all the luminous day, brooding over the vapoury land, over the ghostly blue of the flood--a sense of Shinto. With my fancy full of the legends of the Kojiki, the rhythmic chant of the engines comes to my ears as the rhythm of a Shinto ritual mingled with the names of gods.
  

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I really enjoy reading Hearn, you feel the love, admiration and respect he had for the country and the people. He seemed a man ahead of his time, there's no bigotry or superiority complex in his ... Read full review

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My favorite book on ancient Japan, especially the parts that relate to Izumo (now Shimane prefecture). Read full review

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Contents

Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan
3
Chapter Two The Writing of Kobodaishi
24
Chapter Four A Pilgrimage to Enoshima
44
Chapter Five At the Market of the Dead
71
Chapter Six Bonodori
80
Chapter Seven The Chief City of the Province of the Gods
91
The Most Ancient Shrine of Japan
113
Chapter Nine In the Cave of the Childrens Ghosts
136
Chapter Ten At Mionoseki
148
Chapter Eleven Notes on Kitzuki
157
Chapter Twelve At Hinomisaki
176
Chapter Thirteen Shinju
183
Chapter Fifteen Kitsune
197
Notes for Chapter
216
Notes for Chapter Seven
222
Notes for Chapter Twelve
228

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About the author (2004)

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.

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TitleGlimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan
Kessinger Publishing's rare reprints
AuthorLafcadio Hearn
Editionreprint
PublisherKessinger Publishing, 2004
ISBN1419121871, 9781419121876
Length236 pages
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