Death and Funeral Practices in Japan

by Hannah Gould, Shinya Yamada, Aki Miyazawa

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan.

As Japan heads toward a precarious future shaped by its super-ageing society, secularisation, and economic stagnation, the socioreligious structures that once organised death and funeral practice are becoming increasingly unstable. In their place, new social structures, technologies, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032588748
• ISBN13: 9781032588742
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"