1st Edition
Death and Funeral Practices in Japan
152 Pages
10 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
152 Pages
10 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
152 Pages
10 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan.
As Japan heads toward a precarious future shaped by its super-ageing society, secularisation, and economic stagnation, the socioreligious structures that once organised death and funeral practice are becoming increasingly unstable. In their... Read more
1. Japan: An Introduction 2. History 3. Governance 4. Demographic and Legal Frameworks 5. Religion 6. The Funeral Industry 7. The Funeral 8. Finances 9. Cremation and Crematoria 10. Cemeteries and Interment 11. Commemoration 12. Conservation
Biography
Hannah Gould is a Cultural Anthropologist working in the areas of death, religion, and material culture, with a regional specialisation in Australia and North-East Asia.
Aki Miyazawa is a Sociologist of Religion working in the areas of death and funerary practices in contemporary societies.
Shinya Yamada is Professor of Folkloristics at the National Museum of Japanese History and a world-leading expert on death and funerals in Japan.
