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Bones of contention : animals and religion in contemporary Japan /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ambros, Barbara, 1968-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Pets > Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism. Pet funeral rites and ceremonies > Japan. Buddhist memorial rites and ceremonies > Japan. Human-animal relationships > Japan. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:

Order, karma, and kinship : animals in Japanese history and culture
Masking commodification and sacralizing consumption : the emergence of animal memorial rites
Pets, death, and taxes : the legal boundaries of religion
Embodying hybridity : the necrogeography of pet memorial spaces
Vengeful spirits or loving spiritual companions? : changing views of pet spirits.