Occult Japan is an esoteric study of Japanese personality and possession based on Japan's indigenous religion, Shinto, and other aspects of Japanese culture, history and heritage. Shinto, also known as "The Way of the Gods," revolves around the kami ("gods" or "spirits"), supernatural entities believed to inhabit all things. The kami are worshiped at kamidana household shrines, family shrines, and public shrines. The study offers exhaustive observations and academic discussions of various aspects of Japanese life, including language, religious practices, economics, travels in Japan, and the...

Occult Japan is an esoteric study of Japanese personality and possession based on Japan's indigenous religion, Shinto, and other aspects of Japanese culture, history and heritage. Shinto, also known as "The Way of the Gods," revolves around the kami ("gods" or "spirits"), supernatural entities believed to inhabit all things. The kami are worshiped at kamidana household shrines, family shrines, and public shrines. The study offers exhaustive observations and academic discussions of various aspects of Japanese life, including language, religious practices, economics, travels in Japan, and the...

In "Okkultes Japan" entfaltet Percival Lowell eine facettenreiche Analyse des spirituellen Alltags und der übernatürlichen Glaubensvorstellungen im Japan des späten 19. Jahrhunderts. Durch eine Mischung aus ethnologischer Beobachtung, persönlichem Erfahrungsbericht und stilistischer Prägnanz vermittelt Lowell Einblicke in die ritualisierten Praktiken, Mythen und spiritistischen Phänomene, die das japanische Leben tiefgründig prägten. Sein Werk steht im Kontext einer westlichen Faszination für das Exotische während der Meiji-Zeit, lässt jedoch gleichzeitig kritische Distanz und...