Shichigosan: Change and Continuity of a Family Ritual in Contemporary Urban Japan (Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology)

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.

• | Author: Melinda Papp
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Jun 08, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 273 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 1137565373
• | ISBN-13: 9781137565372