Papp Shichigosan

Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-56538-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 262 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Papp, Melinda

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.