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Chapter 6 Being a Rojin: Activity and Camaraderie in the Elder Age Grade
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- List of Figures and Tables ix
- Preface xi
- Introduction: The Road to Oblivation 1
-
Of Old and New
- Inaka 19
- History and Continuity: Household, Community, and Old Age in Jonai 45
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Age-Structuring Practices
- Talking about Age 73
- Age Grading around Jonai 85
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Aging, Activity, and the Body
- Being a Rojin: Activity and Camaraderie in the Elder Age Grade 111
- Boke and the Disembodiment of Social Values 133
- Taming Oblivion: Power, Collectivity, and the Body Politic 157
- Conclusion: In The Shadow of Obasuteyama 179
- Appendix 187
- Notes 189
- Bibliography 193
- Glossary of Japanese Terms 203
- Index 219
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- List of Figures and Tables ix
- Preface xi
- Introduction: The Road to Oblivation 1
-
Of Old and New
- Inaka 19
- History and Continuity: Household, Community, and Old Age in Jonai 45
-
Age-Structuring Practices
- Talking about Age 73
- Age Grading around Jonai 85
-
Aging, Activity, and the Body
- Being a Rojin: Activity and Camaraderie in the Elder Age Grade 111
- Boke and the Disembodiment of Social Values 133
- Taming Oblivion: Power, Collectivity, and the Body Politic 157
- Conclusion: In The Shadow of Obasuteyama 179
- Appendix 187
- Notes 189
- Bibliography 193
- Glossary of Japanese Terms 203
- Index 219