{"product_id":"death-and-funeral-practices-in-hannah-gould-9781032588742","title":"Death and Funeral Practices in Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Japan heads toward a precarious future shaped by its super-ageing society, secularisation, and economic stagnation, the socioreligious structures that once organised death and funeral practice are becoming increasingly unstable. In their place, new social structures, technologies, and rituals for the farewell of the dead, handling of cremains, and commemoration of the ancestors have begun to emerge. The work is informed by the authors' extensive research within Japan's funeral, cemetery, and memorialisation sectors and the latest Japanese data sources and academic publications, many of which are not currently available in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding readily accessible and contextualising information, this book will be an essential reference for graduate students and academics, as well as international policymakers and deathcare practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Gould, Aki Miyazawa, Shinya Yamada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032588748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032588742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.44w x 0.38d","brand":"Hannah Gould","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45981038608639,"sku":"9781032588742","price":66.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2f78db4-c584-45a6-8d0e-73388801e76c.jpg?v=1722417562","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-and-funeral-practices-in-hannah-gould-9781032588742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}