Death and Funeral Practices in Japan

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan.

List of contents

1. Japan: An Introduction 2. History 3. Governance 4. Demographic and Legal Frameworks 5. Religion 6. The Funeral Industry 7. The Funeral 8. Finances 9. Cremation and Crematoria 10. Cemeteries and Interment 11. Commemoration 12. Conservation

About the author

Hannah Gould is a Cultural Anthropologist working in the areas of death, religion, and material culture, with a regional specialization in North-East Asia.
Aki Miyazawa is a Sociologist of Religion working in the areas of death and funerary practices in contemporary societies.
Shinya Yamada is Professor of Folkloristics at the National Museum of Japanese History and a world-leading expert on death and funerals in Japan.

Summary

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan.

Product details

• Authors: Hannah Gould, Hannah Miyazawa Gould, Gould Hannah, Aki Miyazawa, Shinya Yamada
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032588742
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3258874-2
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Routledge International Focus on Death and Funeral Practices
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Japan, Business & Economics / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, Small businesses & self-employed, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Small Business, Society & culture: general, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, Personal & public health, Psychotherapy, Religion & beliefs, Organizational theory & behaviour, Social, group or collective psychology, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Religion and beliefs, Society and culture: general, Small businesses and self-employment, Business mathematics & systems, Medical Sociology, Organizational theory and behaviour, Sociology: death and dying, Personal and public health / health education, Sociology: Death & Dying, Business mathematics and systems