Shinto festival involvement and sense of self in contemporary Japan
In recent decades, hundreds of studies have addressed connections between religious beliefs and behaviours and individual well-being in Europe and the US. There are only a handful of publications that examine these important links in Japan, however. In this paper, I rely on participant observation a...
| Published in: | Japan forum |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis
2010
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Japan forum
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| Further subjects: | B
Festival performance
B Religious practice B Contentment B Japan B Shintoism B Effect B Effects B Japan Shintoismus Religiöse Praxis Ritual Effect / Effects Lebenszufriedenheit Quality of life Festspiele B Quality of life |
| Summary: | In recent decades, hundreds of studies have addressed connections between religious beliefs and behaviours and individual well-being in Europe and the US. There are only a handful of publications that examine these important links in Japan, however. In this paper, I rely on participant observation and in-depth interviews with some of the leaders of Kyoto's Gion Festival to illustrate associations between public ritual involvement and sense of self. Specifically, this paper is a sociological exploration of relationships between annual participation in the Gion Festival and self-esteem. In Japan, as in other cultures, self-esteem is an important component of well-being, and this study reveals that the men who are heavily involved in the rites, parades and other events of the Gion Festival have a positive sense of individual and collective self-worth. (Jpn Forum/GIGA) |
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| ISSN: | 0955-5803 |
| Contains: | In: Japan forum
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