Bones of Contention: Animals and Religion in Contemporary Japan

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BONES OF CONTENTION barbara r. ambros ANIMALS AND RELIGION IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN bones of contention bones of Animals and Religion in Contemporary Japan BarbaraR.Ambros University of Hawai‘i Press | Honolulu contention © 2012 University of Hawai‘i Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 17 16 15 14 13 12 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ambros, Barbara. Bones of contention : animals and religion in contemporary Japan / Barbara R. Ambros. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 978-0-8248-3626-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 978-0-8248-3674-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Pets—Death—Religious aspects—Buddhism. 2. Pets— Funeral customs and rites—Japan. 3. Buddhist memorial rites and ceremonies—Japan. 4. Human-animal relationships— Japan. I. Title BQ5030.D4 2012 2012019669 University of Hawai‘i Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Council on Library Resources. Designed by April Leidig Printed by Sheridan Books, Inc. ...