Grave Changes: Scattering Ashes in Contemporary Japan
This article examines the formation and growth of the Grave-Free Promotion Society (GFPS), a civic group formed in 1990o to promote the scattering of human ashes in Japan. Changing family structures and a critical lack of sufficient burial space have led to a "grave revolution" since the e...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2003]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2003, Volume: 30, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 85-118 |
Further subjects: | B
Graves
B Buddhism B Memorials B Oceans B Religious Studies B Priests B Funerals B Temples |
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