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Ritual practice in modern Japan [electronic resource] : ordering place, people, and action
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Ritual practice in modern Japan [electronic resource] : ordering place, people, and action

Ritual practice in modern Japan
Author:
Kawano, Satsuki, 1966-
Call Number:
306.4/0952/136

GN635.J2

K39

2005
Publication Date:
2005
Format:
Electronic Resources
Summary:
National surveys indicate that most Japanese, while professing no religious commitment, frequently perform rituals. Based on 14 months of fieldwork in Kamakura city near Tokyo, Satsuki Kawano examines the power of ritual and its relevance for modern urbanites.
Local Note:
JSTOR
Contents:
Kami, Buddhas, and ancestors -- Embodying moral order : acting bodies and the power of ritual -- Emplacing moral order : ritual and everyday environments -- Constructing Kamakura in everyday life and city festivals -- The Sakae festival -- Reconsidering ritual.