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Shichigosan: Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan

By Melinda Papp (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2016
ISBN
978-1-137-56537-2, 978-1-137-56538-9
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-56538-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3709969 bytes)
Series
Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology
Edition
1
Pages
XI, 262\271
Time added
2016-07-20 04:00:00
Sociology of FamilyYouth and Aging

Description

This book presents a case study of shichigosan, an extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary Japan. It is an interesting example of a custom with very ancient roots (going back to the tenth century), that has undergone several transformations during the course of its history, adapting to changing socio-economic and cultural circumstances. Within the study, the ritual unfolds as a shared platform where basic social values, views on children and family life, and individual perceptions emerge, are expressed and moulded at the same time. This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of a ritual practice in the intensely urbanized context of present-day Japan.

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