A comparative study of ritual tooth ablation in ancient China and Japan

Anthropological Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-64

  Kangxin, Han ^b   Nakahashi, Takahiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ancient China; Ancient Japan; Cultural exchange; Ritual tooth ablation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029715210     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.104.43     Document Type: Article

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