The material culture of death in medieval Japan [electronic resource] / Karen M. Gerhart.
By: Gerhart, Karen M.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: BookPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2009Description: xii, 259 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.).Subject(s): Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies -- Japan -- History -- To 1500Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 294.3/4388095209024 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to viewItem type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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E-book | IUKL Library | Subscripti | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10412282 | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-248) and index.
Introduction -- The rituals of death -- Death in the fourteenth century -- Funerals in the fifteenth century -- The material culture of death -- Objects of separation and containment -- Ritual implements for funerals and memorials -- Portraits of the deceased.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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