Death and Social Order in Tokugawa Japan: Buddhism, Anti-Christianity, and the Danka System by Nam-lin Hur | Goodreads

Death and Social Order in Tokugawa Japan: Buddhism, Anti-Christianity, and the Danka System by Nam-lin Hur | Goodreads



Death and Social Order in Tokugawa Japan: Buddhism, Anti-Christianity, and the Danka System

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Nam-lin Hur
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Buddhism was a fact of life and death during the Tokugawa period (1600-1868): every household was expected to be affiliated with a Buddhist temple, and every citizen had to be given a Buddhist funeral. This text follows the historical development of this system, known as the danka system.