Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan
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Ash Scattering
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Company Funeral
Contemporary Society
Death Practices
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Family Grave
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Funeral Altar
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Good Death
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Grave System
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Japanese Funeral
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Product details
- ISBN 9781138815650
- Weight: 490g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 04 Jul 2014
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book, based on extensive original research, explores the various ways in which Japanese people think about death and how they approach the process of dying and death. It shows how new forms of funeral ceremonies have been developed by the funeral industry, how traditional grave burial is being replaced in some cases by the scattering of ashes and forest mortuary ritual, and how Japanese thinking on relationships, the value of life, and the afterlife are changing. Throughout, it assesses how these changes reflect changing social structures and social values.
Hikaru Suzuki is a research associate at University of Sydney, Australia.
