The Price of Death

Autorentext
Hikaru Suzuki received her Ph.D. in Social Anthropology at Harvard University in 1997 and her M.B.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999.

Klappentext
"This original and stimulating book presents detailed ethnographic information on a little-known aspect of Japanese society. It is a lively and moving account, with many interesting analytic points. The author's behind-the-scenes perspective on the funeral industry and the symbols and social markers involved in their performance of the funeral are fascinating." --Theodore Bestor, Cornell University
"[The Price of Death] makes an excellent contribution to our understanding of the nature of a Japanese enterprise from an economic point of view and with a rich fund of ethnographic insight."--Enterprise & Society

Zusammenfassung
Funerary practices are a classic topic of anthropological inquiry, which has tended to focus on death rituals as expressions and reinforcers of community ties and values. In this book, the author looks at funerals as an urban business, based on her fieldwork at a large Japanese funeral company.

Inhalt
Introduction: commercial funerals for contemporary Japanese; 1. Death rituals in anthropology and Japanese folklore studies; 2. The history of Japanese funeral traditions; 3. The phase of negated death; 4. The funeral ceremony: rites of passage; 5. Funeral professionals at moon rise; 6. Funeral professionals outside of moon rise; 7. The commoditization of the bathing ceremony; Conclusion: the shift to commercialization and mass consumption; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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