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  • Jacqueline I. Stone
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Right Thoughts at the Last Moment
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© University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

© University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Abbreviations and Conventions xv
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. The Beginnings of Deathbed Practice in Japan 29
  8. 2. A Realm Apart 81
  9. 3. Exemplary Death 128
  10. 4. Interpreting the Signs 182
  11. 5. Anxieties 221
  12. 6. Deathbed Attendants 266
  13. 7. The Longue Durée of Deathbed Rites 311
  14. Conclusion 371
  15. Appendix: Annotated Bibliography of Deathbed Manuals 383
  16. Notes 393
  17. Character Glossary 509
  18. Bibliography 533
  19. Index 571
  20. About the Author 599
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824867652-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Abbreviations and Conventions xv
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. The Beginnings of Deathbed Practice in Japan 29
  8. 2. A Realm Apart 81
  9. 3. Exemplary Death 128
  10. 4. Interpreting the Signs 182
  11. 5. Anxieties 221
  12. 6. Deathbed Attendants 266
  13. 7. The Longue Durée of Deathbed Rites 311
  14. Conclusion 371
  15. Appendix: Annotated Bibliography of Deathbed Manuals 383
  16. Notes 393
  17. Character Glossary 509
  18. Bibliography 533
  19. Index 571
  20. About the Author 599
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