1st Edition
Japanese Rainmaking and other Folk Practices
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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The ritual of rainmaking is one of half a dozen Japanese folk practices and festivals described in this book. The story of rainmaking ceremonies begins with personal experience and then draws on the work of Japanese folklorists to record significant local variations and to construct a general account of the history and purpose of the ceremony. Field research was conducted during study visits to... Read more
1. Introduction2. The New Year3. Births, Marriages and Deaths4. Gion Festival5. Bon6. Rainmaking7. Tenri and Yamato8. Taboo9. The Village Year
Biography
Geoffrey Bownas
