Ceremony and ritual in Japan : religious practices in an industrialized society /

Ceremony and ritual in Japan : religious practices in an industrialized society / edited by Jan van Bremen and D.P. Martinez. - London ; New York : Routledge, (c)1995. - xii, 268 pages : illistrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Wedding and funeral ritual Rituality in the 'ken' game Parish of a famous shrine On structural duality in Japanese conceptions of death Orchestrated reciprocity : belief versus practice in Japanese funeral ritual Memorial monuments and memorial services of Japanese companies : focusing on Mount Koya Japanese Shinto parade Women and ritual 'Sonaemono' : ritual gifts to the deities Ritual of the revolving towel Cleaning floors and sweeping the mind Robert J. Smith -- Sepp Linhart -- Sylvie Guichard-Anguis -- Halldor Stefansson -- Jane M. Bachnik -- Hirochika Nakamaki -- Arne Kalland -- D. P. Martinez -- Jane Cobbi -- Joy Hendry -- Ian Reader.



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Rites and ceremonies--Japan.

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