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Bones of contention : animals and religion in contemporary Japan / Barbara R. Ambros.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawai�i Press, [2012]Copyright date: �2012Description: 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780824837204 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bones of contention : animals and religion in contemporary Japan.DDC classification:
  • 294.3/4212 23
LOC classification:
  • BQ5030.D4 A53 2012
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Contents:
Order, karma, and kinship : animals in Japanese history and culture -- Masking commodification and sacralizing consumption : the emergence of animal memorial rites -- Pets, death, and taxes : the legal boundaries of religion -- Embodying hybridity : the necrogeography of pet memorial spaces -- Vengeful spirits or loving spiritual companions? : changing views of pet spirits.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-255) and index.

Order, karma, and kinship : animals in Japanese history and culture -- Masking commodification and sacralizing consumption : the emergence of animal memorial rites -- Pets, death, and taxes : the legal boundaries of religion -- Embodying hybridity : the necrogeography of pet memorial spaces -- Vengeful spirits or loving spiritual companions? : changing views of pet spirits.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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