Shichigosan Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan
This book presents a case study of shichigosan, an extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary Japan. It is an interesting example of a custom with very ancient roots (going back to the tenth century), that has undergone several transformations during the course of its history, adaptin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book presents a case study of shichigosan, an extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary Japan. It is an interesting example of a custom with very ancient roots (going back to the tenth century), that has undergone several transformations during the course of its history, adapting to changing socio-economic and cultural circumstances. Within the study, the ritual unfolds as a shared platform where basic social values, views on children and family life, and individual perceptions emerge, are expressed and moulded at the same time. This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of a ritual practice in the intensely urbanized context of present-day Japan |
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| Physical Description: | XI, 262 p. 5 illus. in color online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137565389 |