An Anthropologist in Japan: Glimpses of Life in the FieldRoutledge, 4 janv. 2002 - 184 pages In this highly personal account Joy Hendry relates her experiences of fieldwork in a Japanese town and reveals a fascinating cross-section of Japanese life. She sets out on a study of politeness but a variety of unpredictable events including a volcanic eruption, a suicide and her son's involvement with the family of a poweful local gangster, begin to alter the direction of her research. The book demonstrates the role of chance in the acquisition of anthropological knowledge and demonstrates how moments of insight can be embedded in everyday activity. An Anthropologist in Japan illuminates the education system, religious beliefs, politics, the family and the neighbourhood in modern Japan. |
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The hospital and a strange encounter | 16 |
The school and a fight | 23 |
A pilgrims trail | 30 |
Shiroyama the Satomi legend and a new look at power | 36 |
PART II | 43 |
two local festivals | 45 |
Cubs sports and a shock | 60 |
Suicide funerals and the wellwrapped gift | 67 |
A foreigner at the Culture Festival | 83 |
A volcanic eruption | 98 |
shrine mochi and a tea ceremony | 121 |
The gangleaders wife | 135 |
An artistic farewell | 148 |
The housewives Club for Life | 53 |
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