Antony Cummins

A fascinating collection of folktales, ritual black magic, protection spells, monsters and other dark interpretations of life and death from Japanese folklore.

Ancient Black Magic, Folklore, Ritual

The Dark Side of Japan

shellybn

This was a very good introduction to folklore and folk tales from Japan. I was skeptical, because I heard the author's interview on Coast to Coast AM, and he did not seem to remember what was in his own book; however, the book itself is an interesting and fun introduction to a topic about which I know very little. I am interested enough to read some of the author's other books. My only issue was poor proofreading near the end. It seemed as if entire words were left out of sentences in places, but I tried not to let that interfere with my enjoyment of the topics presented. On the one hand, I question the attention to detail in the research if attention is not paid to basic proofreading. On the other hand, I can be too judgmental and just need to let little things go. In any case, I enjoyed this introduction to a new interest.

The Dark Side of Japan Ancient Black Magic, Folklore, Ritual

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