Nature's embrace [electronic resource] : Japan's aging urbanites and new death rites / Satsuki Kawano.
By: Kawano, Satsuki.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: BookPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawai�i Press, c2010Description: ix, 220 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Cremation -- Japan | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Japan | Death -- Social aspects -- Japan | Urban elderly -- Japan -- AttitudesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 393/.20952 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to viewIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index.
The actors -- Historical perspectives -- The Grave-Free Promotion Society -- Scattering ceremonies -- The scattering of ashes and family relations.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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