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Death and Funeral Practices in Japan

by Hannah Gould, Aki Miyazawa, Shinya Yamada ...

Series series Routledge International Focus on Death and Funeral Practices
This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan.As Japan heads toward a precarious future shaped by its super-ageing society, secularisation, and economic stagnation, the socioreligious structures that once organised death and funeral practice are becoming increasingly unstable. In their place, ... Read more

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This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan.As Japan heads toward a precarious future shaped by its super-ageing society, secularisation, and economic stagnation, the socioreligious structures that once organised death and funeral practice are becoming increasingly unstable. In their place,
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Coming Out as Dalit

A Memoir of Surviving India's Caste System (Updated Edition)

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For readers of Caste, the coming-of-age story of a Dalit individual that illuminates systemic injustice in India and its growing impact on US society“A moving personal story and a useful educational examination of persistent discrimination”—Kirkus ReviewsWinner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puruskar, 2020Born into a “formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India,” Yashica Dutt ... Read more

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For readers of Caste, the coming-of-age story of a Dalit individual that illuminates systemic injustice in India and its growing impact on US society“A moving personal story and a useful educational examination of persistent discrimination”—Kirkus ReviewsWinner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puruskar, 2020Born into a “formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India,” Yashica Dutt
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAPAN 2024 UPDATED EDITION

Explore the Incredible Story of the Land of Endless discovery with the aid of Maps and Stunning Pictures

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A Brief History of Japan: 2024 Updated Edition offers readers an engaging and thorough exploration of Japan's rich history, tracing its development from ancient times to present-day global prominence. This updated edition includes new insights and recent scholarship, highlighting key events, cultural movements, and historical figures that have shaped the nation, with a special focus on ... Read more

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A Brief History of Japan: 2024 Updated Edition offers readers an engaging and thorough exploration of Japan's rich history, tracing its development from ancient times to present-day global prominence. This updated edition includes new insights and recent scholarship, highlighting key events, cultural movements, and historical figures that have shaped the nation, with a special focus on
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Triratna Story

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This is the story of a circle of friends dreaming a dream, and working to make it a reality. It's a record of idealism and naivety, growth and growing pains, friendship and fall-out. It's a celebration of how so much was achieved in so short a time, and a reflection on the mistakes made, and lessons learnt. The Triratna Story charts the growth of a Western Buddhist movement founded in the late ... Read more

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This is the story of a circle of friends dreaming a dream, and working to make it a reality. It's a record of idealism and naivety, growth and growing pains, friendship and fall-out. It's a celebration of how so much was achieved in so short a time, and a reflection on the mistakes made, and lessons learnt. The Triratna Story charts the growth of a Western Buddhist movement founded in the late
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Tamil Brahmans

The Making of a Middle-Class Caste

by C. J. Fuller, Haripriya Narasimhan ...

" An impressive biography. . . . [A] standard reference in the scholarship of Tamil Nadu and the conundrum of caste and class." — American AnthropologistA cruise along the streets of Chennai—or Silicon Valley—filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In the twenty-first century, Indians have acquired a global visibility of rapid economic advancement and ... Read more

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The Final Farewell

Understanding the Last Rites and Rituals of India's Major Faiths

by Minakshi Dewan ...

What are the beliefs associated with death in India? How do final rites and rituals reveal the misogyny and caste-based discrimination that plague the country? Who are the people involved in managing the deceased and laying them to rest? What are the economic and environmental costs of saying that final goodbye? Powerful and enlightening, The Final Farewell offers a glimpse into a world that is ... Read more

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What are the beliefs associated with death in India? How do final rites and rituals reveal the misogyny and caste-based discrimination that plague the country? Who are the people involved in managing the deceased and laying them to rest? What are the economic and environmental costs of saying that final goodbye? Powerful and enlightening, The Final Farewell offers a glimpse into a world that is
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A Social History of the Ise Shrines

Divine Capital

by Mark Teeuwen, John Breen ...

Series series Bloomsbury Shinto Studies
The Ise shrine complex is among Japan's most enduring national symbols, and A Social History of the Ise Shrines: Divine Capital is the first book to trace the history of the shrines from their beginnings in the seventh century until the present day. Ise enshrines the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, the imperial ancestress and the most prominent among kami deities, and has played a vital role in Japan's ... Read more

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The Ise shrine complex is among Japan's most enduring national symbols, and A Social History of the Ise Shrines: Divine Capital is the first book to trace the history of the shrines from their beginnings in the seventh century until the present day. Ise enshrines the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, the imperial ancestress and the most prominent among kami deities, and has played a vital role in Japan's
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Modi : Common Man's PM

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This book is a worth-reading, prolific and insightful life-sketch of the torch-bearer of Indians. It is about common man’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has become a ray of hope for 125 crore Indians—from a humble farmer to an ambitious industrialist—having taken the route to good governance after being sworn as India's Prime Minister in May 2014. The game-changer of Indian politics, Modi had ... Read more

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This book is a worth-reading, prolific and insightful life-sketch of the torch-bearer of Indians. It is about common man’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has become a ray of hope for 125 crore Indians—from a humble farmer to an ambitious industrialist—having taken the route to good governance after being sworn as India's Prime Minister in May 2014. The game-changer of Indian politics, Modi had
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Invisible Population

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by Katsumi Shimane, Fabienne Duteil-Ogata, Maylis Bellocq, Yukihiro Kawaguchi, Elise Prebin, Ryokei Takamura, Kim Shi Dug ...

The issue of population ageing in East-Asia has been extensively studied but we remain in the dark as to the fate of the region’s growing dead population, particularly in the largest metropolitan areas where there is bitter competition for space among the various human activities. From private cemetery developers to undertakers, not to mention a vast array of sub-contractors, death is discreetly ... Read more

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The issue of population ageing in East-Asia has been extensively studied but we remain in the dark as to the fate of the region’s growing dead population, particularly in the largest metropolitan areas where there is bitter competition for space among the various human activities. From private cemetery developers to undertakers, not to mention a vast array of sub-contractors, death is discreetly
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Unfolding Faith

A Journey to the Kumbh

by Agam Gupta ...

India is a land of mythologies, customs and rituals. It contains almost all varieties of religious practices known to the world. The KumbhMela is one of the prominent religious practices of Hindu religion in India. This book has been designed to make you familiar with the various aspects of this great traditionalist Hindu practice. It starts with the legends attached to the origin of the ... Read more

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India is a land of mythologies, customs and rituals. It contains almost all varieties of religious practices known to the world. The KumbhMela is one of the prominent religious practices of Hindu religion in India. This book has been designed to make you familiar with the various aspects of this great traditionalist Hindu practice. It starts with the legends attached to the origin of the
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The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya

Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site

by David Geary, K. Sivaramakrishnan, Padma Kaimal, Anand A. Yang ...

Series series Global South Asia
This multilayered historical ethnography of Bodh Gaya — the place of Buddha’s enlightenment in the north Indian state of Bihar — explores the spatial politics surrounding the transformation of the Mahabodhi Temple Complex into a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002. The rapid change from a small town based on an agricultural economy to an international destination that attracts hundreds of thousands ... Read more

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This multilayered historical ethnography of Bodh Gaya — the place of Buddha’s enlightenment in the north Indian state of Bihar — explores the spatial politics surrounding the transformation of the Mahabodhi Temple Complex into a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002. The rapid change from a small town based on an agricultural economy to an international destination that attracts hundreds of thousands
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Diamonds are forever so are Morals

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Diamonds Are Forever is a tongue-in-cheek narrative,which is penned meticulously by an engineer-scientist and an educationalist. This book is going to be a modern roll-in-one of Law of Successby Napoleon Hill, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, and Wings of Fire by APJ Abdul Kalam. ... Read more

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Diamonds Are Forever is a tongue-in-cheek narrative,which is penned meticulously by an engineer-scientist and an educationalist. This book is going to be a modern roll-in-one of Law of Successby Napoleon Hill, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, and Wings of Fire by APJ Abdul Kalam.
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