Death and funeral practices in Japan / Hannah Gould, Aki Miyazawa and Shinya Yamada.
| Author/creator | Gould, Hannah author. |
| Other author | Miyazawa, Aki, author. |
| Other author | Yamada, Shin'ya, 1968- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Routledge, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 1 online resource (ix, 141 pages) : illustrations (some color), map. |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge international focus on death and funeral practices Routledge international focus on death and funeral practices. ^A1476650 |
| Contents | Japan: An Introduction -- History -- Governance -- Demographic and Legal Frameworks -- Religion -- The Funeral Industry -- The Funeral -- Finances -- Cremation and Crematoria -- Cemeteries and Interment -- Commemoration -- Conservation. |
| Abstract | "This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan. As Japan heads toward a precarious future shaped by its super-aging society, secularisation, and economic stagnation, the socioreligious structures that once organised death and funerary practice are becoming increasingly unstable. In their place, new technologies and rituals for the farewell of the dead, handling of cremains, and commemoration of the ancestors have begun to emerge. The work is informed by the authors' extensive research within Japan's funeral, cemetery, and memorialisation sectors and the latest Japanese data sources and academic publications, not currently available in English. Providing readily accessible and contextualising information, this book will be an essential reference for graduate students and academics, as well as international policymakers and deathcare practitioners"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Biographical note | Hannah Gould is a Cultural Anthropologist working in the areas of death, religion, and material culture, with a regional specialisation in Australia and 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. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Gould, Hannah Death and funeral practices in Japan First edition. New York : Routledge, 2025 9781032588742 |
| LCCN | 2024018346 |
| ISBN | 9781003451914 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 1003451918 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 9781040119228 (electronic bk. : PDF) |
| ISBN | 1040119220 (electronic bk. : PDF) |
| ISBN | 9781040119273 (electronic bk. : EPUB) |
| ISBN | 1040119271 (electronic bk. : EPUB) |
| ISBN | (hbk) |
| ISBN | (pbk) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4324/9781003451914 |
| Stock number | 9781003451914 Taylor & Francis |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |