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

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, adaptin...

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Main Author: Papp, Melinda 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2016
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology
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Further subjects:B Social Sciences
B Social groups
B Family
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 978-1-137-56537-2
Printed edition: 9781137565372