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Shichigosan: Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan - Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology Melinda Papp 2016 edition
Shichigosan: Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan - Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology
Melinda Papp
This book presents a case study of shichigosan, an extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary Japan. Within the study, the ritual unfolds as a shared platform where basic social values, views on children and family life, and individual perceptions emerge, are expressed and moulded at the same time.
273 pages, 5 colour illustrations, biography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 7, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781137565372 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 262 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 155 × 23 mm · 502 g |
| Language | English |