Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation (Annotated)

Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation is Lafcadio Hearn's ambitious synthesis of Japanese history, religion, social custom, and national character at the turn of the twentieth century. Written in a lucid, meditative prose that blends travel writing, cultural anthropology, and philosophical essay, the book seeks to explain Japan through the enduring influence of ancestor worship, Buddhism, Shinto, an...