Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Conventions xi
5. Gion Matsuri Schedule xiii
6. Introduction: Setting the Stage 1
7. Chapter 1 In the Field: A Year in a Gion Matsuri Neighborhood 19
8. Chapter 2 Negotiating Boundaries Between the Religious and the Secular 44
9. Chapter 3 Gion Matsuri and Glocalization 73
10. Chapter 4 Gion Matsuri as a Contested Site 100
11. Conclusion. At the End of the Journey 129
12. Japanese Terms and Kanji 137
13. Notes 149
14. Works Cited 191
15. Index 207
16. About the Author 217