Narratives of Sorrow and Dignity: Japanese Women, Pregnancy Loss, and Modern Rituals of Grieving - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Bardwell L. SmithSeries:Oxford Ritual StudiesPublish date:2013-06-24Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199942152ISBN-10:199942153UPC:9780199942152Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Sociology of ReligionBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SCXW4CP773
Narratives of Sorrow and Dignity: Japanese Women, Pregnancy Loss, and Modern Rituals of Grieving
Bardwell L. Smith offers a fresh perspective on c, the Japanese ceremony performed to bring solace to those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion. Showing how old and new forms of myth, symbol, doctrine, praxis, and organization combine and overlap in contemporary mizuko kuyō, Smith provides critical insight from many angles: the sociology of the family, the power of the...
Series: Oxford Ritual Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199942152ISBN-10:199942153UPC:9780199942152Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Sociology of ReligionBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SCXW4CP773
John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies (Emeritus), Carleton College
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