Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan

Herausgeber: Suzuki, Hikaru

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, based on extensive original research, explores the various ways in which Japanese people think about death and how they approach the process of dying and death. It shows how new forms of funeral ceremonies have been developed by the funeral industry, how traditional grave burial is being replaced in some cases by the scattering of ashes and forest mortuary ritual, and how Japanese thinking on relationships, the value of life, and the afterlife are changing. Throughout, it assesses how these changes reflect changing social structures and social values.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781138815650
• ISBN-10: 1138815659
• Artikelnr.: 40951425

Autorenporträt

Hikaru Suzuki is a research associate at University of Sydney, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Making One's Death, Dying and Disposal in Contemporary Japan
Part 1: Meaning of Life and Dying in Contemporary Japan 1. Death and 'The
Pursuit of a Life Worth Living' in Japan 2. Dying in Japan: In to the
Hospital and Out Again? 3. Sarariiman Suicides in Heisei Japan Part 2:
Professionalization of Funerals 4. Working of Funeral Homes: Between
Dignity of Death and Commercialism in Work for the Dead 5.
Funeral-While-Alive as Experiential Transcendence 6. Contemporary
Transformation of Japanese Death Ceremonies Part 3: New Burial Practices in
Japan 7. Beyond Ancestor Worship: Continued Relationship with Significant
Others 8. Life Course and New Death Rites in Japan: The Loss of Comrades in
the Second World War and the Choice of Ash Scattering 9. An Anthropological
Study of a Japanese Tree Burial: Environment, Kinship and Death 10.
Disaster and Death in Japan: Responses to the Flight JL123 Crash Epilogue