By P. Martinez,D. P. Martinez,Jan Van Bremen
ISBN-10: 0415116635
ISBN-13: 9780415116633
The chapters during this assortment conceal subject matters as various as funerals and mourning, sweeping, women's roles in ritual, the department of ceremonial meals into sour and candy, the historical past of a shrine, the enjoying of video games, the alternate of towels and the connection among rite and the place of work. The publication offers an summary of the which means of culture, and appears on the means during which new ceremonies have sprung up in altering situations, whereas outdated ones were preserved, or have built new meanings.
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Ceremony and Ritual in Japan: Religious Practices in an Industrialized Society (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies) by P. Martinez,D. P. Martinez,Jan Van Bremen
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