About Our Ancestors
Author | : クニオ・ヤナギタ |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1988 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015024862560 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book About Our Ancestors written by クニオ・ヤナギタ and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1988 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating study of the rituals and beliefs surrounding ancestor worship and the development of linked households called dozoku in Japan, this volume is informed by Yanagita Kunio's controversial theory that the core of Japanese religious experience is the veneration of ancestors. Unlike many oth"