Invisible population : the place of the dead in East Asian megacities /
Aveline-Dubach, Natacha.
Lanham : Lexington Books,
c2012.
"Provides new information on funerary practices in East Asia's largest cities in which spatial constraints and the secularization of lifestyles are driving innovation. It reveals common trends in Japan, China and Korea, and addresses emerging challenges such as urban sustainability and growing social inequities."--Publisher's description.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Provides new information on funerary practices in East Asia's largest cities in which spatial constraints and the secularization of lifestyles are driving innovation. It reveals common trends in Japan, China and Korea, and addresses emerging challenges such as urban sustainability and growing social inequities."--Publisher's description.
Creative destruction: the shattering of the family grave system in Japan / Natacha Aveline-Dubach -- The experience of death in Japan's urban societies / Katsumi Shimane -- Emerging burial spaces and rituals in urban Japan / Fabienne Duteil-Ogata -- The revival of the funeral industry in Shanghai: a model for China / Natacha Aveline-Dubach -- Dealing with the dead: funerary rites in contemporary Shanghai / Maylis Bellocq -- Traditional funerary rites facing urban explosion in Guangzhou / Yukihiro Kawaguchi -- Cremation's success in Korea: old beliefs and renewed social distinctions / Elise Prebin -- Funerary sites in Seoul: a history marked by colonial experience / Ryohei Takamura -- Overview of Korea's funeral industry / Shi-Dug Kim.
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Death care industry
Death care industry
City and town life
City and town life