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Ceremony and ritual in Japan : religious practices in an industrialized society / edited by Jan van Bremen and D.P. Martinez. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1995. - 1 online resource (xii, 268 pages) : illustrations. - The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series . - Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series. .

Includes bibliographical references 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 Kōya / Japanese Shintō parade / Women and ritual / 'Sonaemono' : ritual gifts to the dieties / 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.

ISBN: 041524580X 9780415245807 0203429540 9780203429549 9780415116633 0415116635 9786610320691 6610320691

Standard Tech. Report. No.: MYILIB_CUp

Source: EBL166411 eBook Library http://www.eblib.com

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rites and ceremonies--Japan.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Rites and ceremonies.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Japan--Religious life and customs.
Japan.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic book.

LC Class. No.: BL2211.R5 / C47 1995eb

Dewey Class. No.: 291/.0952