Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Chapter 1. On the Anthropologist and Her Subject 1
5. Chapter 2. Japan and the Ama 17
6. Chapter 3. Kuzaki: Making Place and Identity 49
7. Chapter 4. Organizing the Village: Dōkyūsei, the Kumi-ai, and the Nifune Festival 74
8. Chapter 5. Keeping the Ie Afloat: Part 1. Diving and Women’s Rituals 100
9. Chapter 6. Keeping the Ie Afloat: Part 2. Fishing, Tourism, and New Year’s Rituals 131
10. Chapter 7. Elders and Ancestors: Making and Becoming 167
11. Chapter 8. Ritual, Gender, and Identity 198
12. Notes 217
13. References 231
14. Index 245