Author: Debora Aoki
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
ISBN: 9781920901288
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The author examines widowhood in Japanese society through an anthropological lens. It discusses the history of the Japanese widow as compared her to her Chinese and Korean counterparts. Gender roles, the government's role, particularly in respect to war widows, religion, and the changing face of widowhood today are also considered.