Death and Funeral Practices in Japan
Author:   Hannah Gould ,  Aki Miyazawa ,  Shinya Yamada
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032588759


Pages:   142
Publication Date:   22 May 2026
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Death and Funeral Practices in Japan


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Author:   Hannah Gould ,  Aki Miyazawa ,  Shinya Yamada
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032588759


ISBN 10:   1032588756
Pages:   142
Publication Date:   22 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

1. Japan: An Introduction 2. History 3. Governance 4. Demographic and Legal Frameworks 5. Religion 6. The Funeral Industry 7. The Funeral 8. Finances 9. Cremation and Crematoria 10. Cemeteries and Interment 11. Commemoration 12. Conservation

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Hannah Gould is a Cultural Anthropologist working in the areas of death, religion, and material culture, with a regional specialisation in Australia and North-East Asia. Aki Miyazawa is a Sociologist of Religion working in the areas of death and funerary practices in contemporary societies. Shinya Yamada is Professor of Folkloristics at the National Museum of Japanese History and a world-leading expert on death and funerals in Japan.

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