@article{939610,
      recid = {939610},
      author = {Papp, Melinda,},
      title = {Shichigosan : change and continuity of a family ritual in  contemporary urban Japan /},
      pages = {1 online resource (271 pages)},
      abstract = {This book presents a case study of shichigosan, an  extremely popular childhood family ritual in contemporary  Japan. It is an interesting example of a custom with very  ancient roots (going back to the tenth century), that has  undergone several transformations during the course of its  history, adapting to changing socio-economic and cultural  circumstances. Within the study, the ritual unfolds as a  shared platform where basic social values, views on  children and family life, and individual perceptions  emerge, are expressed and moulded at the same time. This  book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of a  ritual practice in the intensely urbanized context of  present-day Japan.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/939610},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56538-9},
}