Shichigosan: Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan (Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology) - Hardcover

Papp, Melinda

 
9781137565372: Shichigosan: Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan (Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1137565373 ISBN 13: 9781137565372
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Melinda Papp is Assistant Professor in Japanese Culture and Society at the Department of Japanese Studies, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) University, Hungary. She has published on themes concerning Japanese folklore religious beliefs, modern patterns of family rituals, and consumption. She has edited the volume Encounters with Japan: Japanese Studies in the Visegrad Four Countries. 

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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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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1137565373
ISBN 13 
9781137565372
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
273

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