Ritual Practice in Modern Japan: Ordering Place, People, and Action 9780824874513

National surveys indicate that most Japanese, while professing no religious commitment, frequently perform rituals: They

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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Kami, Buddhas, and Ancestors
2. Embodying Moral Order
3. Emplacing Moral Order
4. Constructing Kamakura In Everyday Life and City Festivals
5. The Sakae Festival
6. Reconsidering Ritual
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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