Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan
Subtitle: With a Selection from P.G. O'Neill's Photographic Archive of Matsuri (Japan Library)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: October 17, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781873410639
Subjects: Buddhism; Cultural studies; Shintoism; Religion; Manners And Customs; Religion - World Religions; Japan; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Customs and practices; Festivals; Shinto
First sentence: NO MATTER WHAT DIFFICULTIES the analysis of matsuri poses to the analytical scholar, one can find in the matsuri universal features common to traditional rituals in general.