Household altars in contemporary Japan: Rectifying Buddhist "Ancestor Worship" with home décor and consumer choice

Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 305-330

  Nelson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancestor worship; Butsudan; Household altar; Kuy ; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049119666     PISSN: 03041042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18874/jjrs.35.2.2008.305-330     Document Type: Article

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