Ritual Practice in Modern Japan: Ordering Place, People, and ActionNational surveys indicate that most Japanese, while professing no religious commitment, frequently perform rituals: They regularly tend their family home altars, look after family graves, participate in neighborhood festivals, and visit Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Are these rituals mere formalities? |
Contents
Kami Buddhas and Ancestors | 21 |
Acting Bodies | 38 |
Ritual | 54 |
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Ritual Practice in Modern Japan: Ordering Place, People, and Action Satsuki Kawano Limited preview - 2005 |
Ritual Practice in Modern Japan: Ordering Place, People, and Action Satsuki Kawano No preview available - 2005 |
Ritual Practice in Modern Japan: Ordering Place, People, and Action Satsuki Kawano No preview available - 2005 |