Social memory as ritual practice: Commemorating spirits of the military dead at Yasukuni Shinto Shrine

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 443-467

  Nelson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 36448991029     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3096245     Document Type: Article

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