Shichigosan: Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan
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, adaptin...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology
SpringerLink Bücher Springer eBook Collection Social Sciences |
| Further subjects: | B
Social Sciences
B Social groups B Family |
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| Parallel Edition: | Druckausg.: 978-1-137-56537-2 Printed edition: 9781137565372 |
| Summary: | 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 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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| ISBN: | 1137565381 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-56538-9 |