New funeral practices in Japan: from the computer-tomb to the online tomb
Since the 1990’s, Japan has seen its funeral practices become increasingly diverse. New forms appear which will simplify or replace traditional Buddhist practices. Less expensive, these new funeral practices stress the separation between the space of ashes and the space of worship practices, which m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg University Publishing
2015
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Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
Year: 2015, Volume: 8, Pages: 11-27 |
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Japan
/ Funeral rite
/ Digitalization
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Ancestor worship
B Buddhism B funeral practices B Japan B collective tombs for eternal Buddhist rituals B online tomb |
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