Ceremony and Ritual in Japan (eBook, ePUB)

Religious Practices in an Industrialized Society
Redaktion: Martinez, D. P.; Bremen, Jan van

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Focuses on traditional and religious aspects of Japanese society from an anthropological perspective, presenting new material and making cross-cultural comparisons. Topics include women's role in ritual, mourning and the playing of games.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134818549
• Artikelnr.: 38245812

Autorenporträt

Jan van Bremen, D.P. Martinez

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction, Jan van Bremen
Part 1 The question of tradition
Chapter 1 Wedding and funeral ritual, Robert J. Smith
Chapter 2 Rituality in the kengame, Sepp Linhart
Chapter 3 The parish of a famous shrine, Sylvie Guichard-Anguis
Part 2 Rituals for the dead
Chapter 4 On structural duality in Japanese conceptions of death, Halldór Stefánsson
Chapter 5 Orchestrated reciprocity, Jane M. Bachnik
Chapter 6 Memorial monuments and memorial services of Japanese companies, Hirochika Nakamaki
Part 3 The tools of ceremony
Chapter 7 A Japanese Shint? Parade, Arne Kalland
Chapter 8, D.P. Martinez
Chapter 9 Sonaemono, Jane Cobbi
Chapter 10, Joy Hendry
Chapter 11 Cleaning floors and sweeping the mind, Ian Reader
conclusion Conclusion: The rituals of urbanity, Augustin Berque