The price of death : the funeral industry in contemporary Japan / Hikaru Suzuki.

"The book depicts the process of contemporary Japanese funerals, the practices of those who provide commercial funeral services, and the motivations and behavior of the mourners who purchase those services. In so doing, it examines the role of funeral companies in shaping Japanese cultural prac...

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Online Access:	Publisher description
Main Author:	Suzuki, Hikaru
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2000.
Subjects:	Undertakers and undertaking > Japan. Funeral rites and ceremonies > Japan. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Undertakers and undertaking. Japan.