Ancestor-worship and Japanese law / Baron Nobushige Hozumi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hozumi, Nobushige, 1855-1926, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ancestor worship--Japan.

Ancestor worship.

Law--Japan.

Law.

Religion and law--Japan.

Religion and law.

Japan--Social life and customs--19th century.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Part I Ancestor-Worship in General; Chapter I The Origin of Ancestor-Worship; Chapter II Ancestor-Worship as the Origin of Social Life; Part II Ancestor-Worship in Japan; Chapter I Three Kinds of Ancestor-Worship; Chapter II The Worship of the Imperial Ancestors; Chapter III The Worship of Clan-Ancestors; Chapter IV The Worship of Family-Ancestors; Part III Ancestor-Worship and Law; Chapter I The Government; Chapter II The Constitution; Chapter III The Imperial House

Chapter IV The PeopleChapter V The House; Chapter VI Marriage; Chapter VII Divorce; Chapter VIII Adoption; Chapter IX The Dissolution of Adoption; Chapter X Succession; Appendix I. Prof. Westlake's letter to the author; Appendix II. A review of ""Ancestor worship and Japanese Law"" and ""Lectures on the Japanese Civil Code""; Editor's Note; Index

Notes:

Originally published in 1940 by Hokuseido. First published in 2004 by Kegan Paul.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 26, 2014).

ISBN:

1-136-89245-1

1-315-03023-3

1-136-89238-9

9781315030234

OCLC:

897453159