JVCampus
JVCampus

Subject | Humanities & Social Sciences

  • Learning

Thinking about Japanese folklore from the perspective of life rituals

  • Birth
  • Marriage
  • Funeral
  • Rite of passage

In this lecture, we will consider what we are trying to pass down in modern Japanese society through life rituals (birth, marriage, and funeral rites), and what we are trying to transform into modern styles. What is the social and historical background behind customs surrounding pregnancy and childbirth? Why did the rituals surrounding marriage have such a strong meaning as a contract between families? What kind of "view of life and death" can we see through funeral rites? Learn about ritual values and transformation handed down in the Japanese archipelago.

  • Target
    Bachelor, High school
  • Language
    Japanese
  • Caption
    English
  • Lecture time
    45-60min.
  • Start month
    Anytime
  • Length
    Short
  • Delivery method
    Ondemand
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©Chiba University.  Last Update 2025-01-31
  • Content
    学習内容
  • Staff
    スタッフ
  • Competency
    コンピテンシー
  • Related Contents
    関連コンテンツ

Content／学習内容

Staff／スタッフ

    • Teacher
    Wada Ken
    Professor, Graduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies,
    Chiba University

Competency／コンピテンシー

Learning Goal

  • Learn the social background of rites of passage that have been passed down in Japan.
  • Learn about the views on life and death seen in Japanese culture.
  • You can learn about the transformation of rites of passage in modern Japan.

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