Marriage in Changing Japan - Community & Society

This text provides a detailed and descriptive analysis of the social organisation of, and place of marriage in, one community in Kyushu. Secondly, it analyses this in the light of historical ethnographical writings on Japan, bringing together a great deal of information about Japanese marriage.

Sommario

1. Historical Context 2. The Community 3. The Household and Married Life 4. The Mechanics of Making a Match 5. The Union: Ceremonial and Celebration 6. Further Ceremonial: Some of the Wider Implications of Marriage 7. Conclusion: The Pivotal Role of Marriage Appendix: The Pre-Gregorian Calendar and Some Implications for Marriage

Info autore

Joy Hendry

Riassunto

This book approaches its subject from two angles. First, there is a detailed and descriptive analysis of the social organisation of, and place of marriage in, one community in Kyushu. To this extent, the study is a regional one and provides valuable ethnographic information. The second angle, however, is to analyse this material in the light of other historical ethnographical writings on Japan, which puts the regional material in a national context, and brings together a great deal of information about Japanese marriage hitherto unpublished in English.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joy Hendry, Joy (Oxford Brookes University Hendry
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.04.2013
• EAN: 9780415849432
• ISBN: 978-0-415-84943-2
• Pagine: 278
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Japan; Routledge Library Editions: Japan
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Vita di coppia, sessualità; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; Japan, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, REFERENCE / General, Society & culture: general, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General