Title Narratives of sorrow and dignity : Japanese women, pregnancy loss, and modern rituals of grieving / Bardwell L. Smith

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Series Oxford ritual studies Oxford ritual studies. Contents Part 1: Approaching the Worlds of Mizuko. Mizuko Kuyo: Memorial Services for Child Loss in Japan ; Architectural, Iconographic, Doctrinal Features of Mizuko Kuyo ; Situating the Rites of Mourning: Two Temples and a Variety of Visitors ; The Phenomena of Mizuko Kuyo: Responses to Pregnancy Loss. -- Part 2: Deciphering the Worlds of Pregnancy Loss: Women, Men, and the Unborn. Japanese Woman as Housewife, Mother, and Worker: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1868-2010) ; Ancestors, Angry Spirits, and the Unborn: Caring for the Dead on the Path to Ancestorhood ; Mothers, Society, and Pregnancy Loss: Rethinking the Meaning of Nurture. -- Part 3: Relating Mizuko Rei to the Larger Worlds of Profound Loss ; The Revival of Death, the Rebirth of Grieving, and Ways of Mourning ; Rituals of Affliction; An Invitation to Sobriety. -- Appendices. Adashino Nenbutsuji, English language text of Mizuko kuyo service ; Yvonne Rand, Jizo: Protector of Travelers into and out of Life ; Sai-no-kawara text, tr. of Manabe Kosai. Jizo-bosatsu no kenkyu [Research on Jizo Bodhisattva]. Kyoto: Sanmitsudo shoten, 1960 ; Yasuo Sakakibara, Economic Development and Temple Economics in Japan Summary Here, Bardwell L. Smith offers a fresh perspective on mizuko kuyo, the Japanese ceremony performed to bring solace to those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Fetal propitiatory rites -- Buddhism. Fetal propitiatory rites -- Japan Abortion -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism. Buddhist women -- Religious life -- Japan Bereavement. Fetal death. Buddhism. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Bereavement Abortion, Spontaneous -- psychology Fetal Death Buddhism Ceremonial Behavior Funeral Rites mourning. Buddhism. funerals. RELIGION -- Buddhism -- Rituals & Practice. Funeral rites and ceremonies Fetal death Buddhism Bereavement Abortion -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism Buddhist women -- Religious life Fetal propitiatory rites Fetal propitiatory rites -- Buddhism Japan Japan Form Electronic book ISBN 9780199942145 0199942145 9780199345915 0199345910

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