Narratives of Sorrow and Dignity

Name: Narratives of Sorrow and Dignity
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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. Showing how old and new forms of myth, symbol, doctrine, praxis, and organization combine and overlap in contemporary mizuko kuyo, Smith provides critical insight from many angles: the sociology of the family, the power of the medical profession, the economics of temples, the import of ancestral connections, the need for healing in both private and communal ways and, perhaps above all, the place of women in modern Japanese religion.

At the heart of Smith's research is the issue of how human beings experience the death of a life that has been and remains precious to them. While universal, these losses are also personal and unique. The role of society in helping people to heal from these experiences varies widely and has changed enormously in recent decades. In examples of grieving for these kinds of losses one finds narratives not only of deep sorrow but of remarkable dignity.

Product details

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

432

Release Date:

2013-06-24

Publication Date:

2014-08-21

Publisher:

ACADEMIC

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0199942137

ISBN13:

9780199942138

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

810 g

Height:

161 cm

Width:

240 cm

Thickness:

28 cm

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