Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Chapter 1. On the Anthropologist and Her Subject Chapter 2. Japan and the Ama Chapter 3. Kuzaki: Making Place and Identity Chapter 4. Organizing the Village: Dōkyūsei, the Kumi-ai, and the Nifune Festival Chapter 5. Keeping the Ie Afloat: Part 1. Diving and Women’s Rituals Chapter 6. Keeping the Ie Afloat: Part 2. Fishing, Tourism, and New Year’s Rituals Chapter 7. Elders and Ancestors: Making and Becoming Chapter 8. Ritual, Gender, and Identity Notes References Index