Title Ancestor worship in contemporary Japan / Robert J. Smith

Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1974

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Description xix, 266 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents History and evolution of the ancestor worship in Japan -- Nature of dieties -- Various kinds of spirits -- Timing and character of memorialism and veneration -- Census of memorial tables, etc Notes Errata slip inserted Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index Subject 880-01 Ancestor worship -- Japan. 880-01 Културна антропология -- Japan. Ancestor worship -- Japan. LC no. 74082780 ISBN 0804708738 9780804708739

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