Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments 1. Ethnological and Historical Perspectives 2. Matsuri as Communal Ritual 3. Territorial and Collective Identities 4. Furukawa Matsuri: Performance 5. Furukawa Matsuri: Mobilization 6. Origins and Early Development 7. Authority, Resistance, and Ritualization 8. From Symbolism to Instrumentality 9. Commodification 10. Ritual, Change, and Agency Notes Bibliography Index About the Author