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Autore |
Papp Melinda |
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Titolo |
Shichigosan [[electronic resource] ] : Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan / / by Melinda Papp |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Collana |
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Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology, , 2946-2444 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sociology |
Social groups |
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Chapter One: The study of ritual in contemporary urban society -- Chapter Two: Consumption and ritual -- Chapter Three: Consumer culture and changes to the ritual calendar in postwar urban Japan -- Chapter Four: Shichigosan: The history of a Japanese childhood rite of passage -- Chapter Five: Business sector, media and religious institutions -- Chapter Six: Constructing the ritual: dress, photographs, actors, and script -- Conclusion: Children, women, and families: Creating a ritual for one and all -- Bibliography. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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