Ritual practice in modern Japan : ordering place, people, and action /
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.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaii Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 152 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-145) and index. |
| ISBN: | 082487451X 9780824874513 |
