Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan

Bibliographic Data

ID19147463
EditorsHikaru Suzuki (0000-0002-1359-1319, corresponding author)
Year2013
Pages240
Publication date2013-03-12
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueDeath and dying in contemporary Japan (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203095423
OpenAlexW1506359304
Open LibraryOL25316963M
ISBN9780203095423
LanguageEN
Citations received19

Introduction: Making One's Death, Dying and Disposal in Contemporary Japan Hikaru Suzuki Part 1: Meaning of Life and Dying in Contemporary Japan 1. Death and 'The Pursuit of a Life Worth Living' in Japan Gordon Mathews 2. Dying in Japan: In to the Hospital and Out Again? Susan Orpett Long 3. Sarariiman Suicides in Heisei Japan Sawa Kurotani Part 2: Professionalization of Funerals 4. Working of Funeral Homes: Between Dignity of Death and Commercialism in Work for the Dead Daisuke Tanaka 5. Funeral-While-Alive as Experiential Transcendence Hikaru Suzuki 6. Contemporary Transformation of Japanese Death Ceremonies Haruyo Inoue Part 3: New Burial Practices in Japan 7. Beyond Ancestor Worship: Continued Relationship with Significant Others Iwayumi Suzuki 8. Life Course and New Death Rites in Japan: The Loss of Comrades in the Second World War and the Choice of Ash Scattering Satsuki Kawano 9. An Anthropological Study of a Japanese Tree Burial: Environment, Kinship and Death Sebastien Boret 10. Disaster and Death in Japan: Responses to the Flight JL123 Crash Christopher P. Hood Epilogue Hikaru Suzuki

History · Japanese History and Culture · Bestattungsritus · Death · Death & Dying · Funeral rites and ceremonies · Japan · Manners and customs · Social aspects · Social life and customs · Social Science · Sterben · Tod · Totenkult · Undertakers and undertaking