Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation

About this film

LibriVox recording of Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation by Lafcadio Hearn. Read in English by Julia Niedermaier. Greece-born Lafcadio Hearn spent decades of his life in Japan, even marrying a Japanese woman, thus becoming a Japanese citizen by the name of Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲). He wrote many books on Japan, especially about its folklore. In this posthumously published book, he takes a closer look at Japan's religious history: How it developed from ancient beliefs into Shintoism, resisted suppression attempts by Buddhism and Christianity and how – despite efforts to westernize Japan during the era known as Meiji Restoration – it remained the basis for Japanese society. Even today, over 100 years after this book was written, some of the described traditions and fundamental ideas still exist. (Summary by Julia Niedermaier) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B 01-12 (203MB) Download M4B 13-24 (177MB)

Directors & creators

Lafcadio Hearn

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;culture; religion; Japan; society; education

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