Nature's Embrace : : Japan's Aging Urbanites and New Death Rites /

Nature's Embrace : : Japan's Aging Urbanites and New Death Rites / / Satsuki Kawano.

Based on extensive fieldwork, Nature's Embrace reveals the emerging pluralization of death rites in postindustrial Japan. Low birth rates and high numbers of people remaining permanently single have led to a shortage of ceremonial caregivers (most commonly married sons and their wives) to ensur...

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Kawano, Satsuki,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 3 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Actors
  • 2. Historical Perspectives
  • 3. The Grave-Free Promotion Society
  • 4. Scattering Ceremonies
  • 5. Ash Scattering and Family Relations
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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