Index

Kapitel in diesem Buch

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