The Material Culture of Death in Medieval Japan 9780824837556

This study is the first in the English language to explore the ways medieval Japanese sought to overcome their sense of

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English Pages 284 Year 2009

The Material Culture of Death in Medieval Japan
9780824837556

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Karen Margaret Gerhart

Table of contents :
contents
illustrations
acknowledgments
note to the reader
introduction
The Rituals of Death
1. Death in the Fourteenth Century
2. Funerals in the Fifteenth Century
The Material Culture of Death
3. Objects of Separation and Containment
4. Ritual Implements for Funerals and Memorials
5. Portraits of the Deceased
Notes
list of japanese words
index

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