The Price of Death
The Funeral Industry in Contemporary Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2897477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hiroshi Aoyagi (0000-0003-0394-1896, East Asia Institute, corresponding author), Hikaru Suzuki (0000-0002-1359-1319, Tenri University) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 297 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/4127208 |
| OpenAlex | W1970808714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 48 |
Introduction: commercial funerals for contemporary Japanese 1. Death rituals in anthropology and Japanese folklore studies 2. The history of Japanese funeral traditions 3. The phase of negated death 4. The funeral ceremony: rites of passage 5. Funeral professionals at moon rise 6. Funeral professionals outside of moon rise 7. The commoditization of the bathing ceremony Conclusion: the shift to commercialization and mass consumption Notes Bibliography Index
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Time, Consumption and Everyday Life
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Death in the family revisited
Phatic Traces
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McFunerals
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| Unique citing works | 48 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2023 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |