Christian weddings : religion and ritual in contemporary Japan

dc.contributor.author	Lefebvre, Jesse R.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-02-19T23:10:34Z
dc.date.available	2016-02-19T23:10:34Z
dc.date.issued	2012-12
dc.description	M.A. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2012.
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstract	This thesis explores the rise of Christian weddings within the context of contemporary Japan. In particular, it challenges the manner in which religion as an object of study is traditionally understood in an effort to reveal both the popularity and significance of Christian (and, more generally, religious) wedding ceremonies in a society where the vast number of members claim to be "non-religious" (mushūkyō). The author draws on numerous interviews with individuals both inside and outside the wedding industry to reveal the manner in which Japanese individuals with no proclaimed religious identity, affiliation or faith still vicariously rely on the religious.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100866
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	[Honolulu] : [University of Hawaii at Manoa], [December 2012]
dc.relation	Theses for the degree of Master of Arts (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Religion (Asian).
dc.subject	Christian
dc.subject	weddings
dc.subject	Japan
dc.title	Christian weddings : religion and ritual in contemporary Japan
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type.dcmi	Text

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