Family Resemblances: Memorial Images and the Face of Kinship

In some northern Tohoku institutions, a dedicated hanayomeningyō (bride doll), infused with the spirit of the bodhisattva Jizō, functions as a spirit spouse for the unquiet soul of a child or youth who died before marriage. Although the figurine used is the opposite sex of the deceased, the doll...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Japanese journal of religious studies 2004, Vol.31 (1), p.141-162
1. Verfasser:	Schattschneider, Ellen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asian religions Bodhisattva Buddhism Buddism Children Death Dolls History and sciences of religions Japan Kinship Memorials Practice Religious rituals Religious studies Ritual Sons Soul
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