Women, rites, and ritual objects in premodern Japan
"Women, Rites, and Ritual Objects in Premodern Japan, edited by Karen M. Gerhart, is a multidisciplinary examination of rituals featuring women, in which significant attention is paid to objects produced for and utilized in these rites as a lens through which larger cultural concerns, such as g...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2018]
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| Series: | Brill's Japanese studies library
volume 63 |
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Brill's Japanese studies library (volume 63)
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show Volumes / Articles. |
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| Author Notes: | edited by Karen M. Gerhart |
| Summary: | "Women, Rites, and Ritual Objects in Premodern Japan, edited by Karen M. Gerhart, is a multidisciplinary examination of rituals featuring women, in which significant attention is paid to objects produced for and utilized in these rites as a lens through which larger cultural concerns, such as gender politics, the female body, class, and materiality, and the importance of objects as active participant in rituals, are explored. The ten chapters encounter women, rites, and ritual objects in many new and interactive ways and constitute a pioneering attempt to combine ritual and gendered analysis with the study of objects"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004370110 9789004370111 |