Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures and Tables ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction: The Road to Oblivation 1
6. Of Old and New
7. Inaka 19
8. History and Continuity: Household, Community, and Old Age in Jonai 45
9. Age-Structuring Practices
10. Talking about Age 73
11. Age Grading around Jonai 85
12. Aging, Activity, and the Body
13. Being a Rojin: Activity and Camaraderie in the Elder Age Grade 111
14. Boke and the Disembodiment of Social Values 133
15. Taming Oblivion: Power, Collectivity, and the Body Politic 157
16. Conclusion: In The Shadow of Obasuteyama 179
17. Appendix 187
18. Notes 189
19. Bibliography 193
20. Glossary of Japanese Terms 203
21. Index 219