Shichigosan

Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Melinda Papp ISBN: 9781137565389
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: June 7, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Melinda Papp
ISBN: 9781137565389
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: June 7, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book presents a case study of shichigosan, an extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary Japan.  It is an interesting example of a custom with very ancient roots (going back to the tenth century), that has undergone several transformations during the course of its history, adapting to changing socio-economic and cultural circumstances. 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. This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of a ritual practice in the intensely urbanized context of present-day Japan.

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This book presents a case study of shichigosan, an extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary Japan.  It is an interesting example of a custom with very ancient roots (going back to the tenth century), that has undergone several transformations during the course of its history, adapting to changing socio-economic and cultural circumstances. 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. This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of a ritual practice in the intensely urbanized context of present-day Japan.

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