Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan

Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan

This thesis looks at three different Japanese websites to examine how each spreads information about mizuko kuyō and how each provides online spaces for users in which they can share their own experiences with the ceremony. The goal is to show how perceptions of mizuko kuyō have changed with the adv...

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Main Author: DePaulo, Julie
Other Authors: Freedman, Alisa
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2013
Subjects:
Expression
Internet
Japan
Mizuko kuyo
Online spaces
Temples
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13311
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spelling ndltd-uoregon.edu-oai-scholarsbank.uoregon.edu-1794-133112019-02-02T17:24:29Z Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan DePaulo, Julie Freedman, Alisa Expression Internet Japan Mizuko kuyo Online spaces Temples This thesis looks at three different Japanese websites to examine how each spreads information about mizuko kuyō and how each provides online spaces for users in which they can share their own experiences with the ceremony. The goal is to show how perceptions of mizuko kuyō have changed with the advent of the Internet and the rise of Japanese Internet culture. Additionally this study shows how individuals now actively participate in dialogues about mizuko kuyō online and how this affects mizuko kuyō as a cultural practice. Emphasis is placed on the shift from mizuko kuyō being a temple dominated religious practice to a more secular and practitioner-focused ritual. 2013-10-03T23:36:08Z 2013-10-03T23:36:08Z 2013-10-03 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13311 en_US All Rights Reserved. University of Oregon
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language en_US
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topic Expression
Internet
Japan
Mizuko kuyo
Online spaces
Temples
spellingShingle Expression
Internet
Japan
Mizuko kuyo
Online spaces
Temples
DePaulo, Julie
Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan
description This thesis looks at three different Japanese websites to examine how each spreads information about mizuko kuyō and how each provides online spaces for users in which they can share their own experiences with the ceremony. The goal is to show how perceptions of mizuko kuyō have changed with the advent of the Internet and the rise of Japanese Internet culture. Additionally this study shows how individuals now actively participate in dialogues about mizuko kuyō online and how this affects mizuko kuyō as a cultural practice. Emphasis is placed on the shift from mizuko kuyō being a temple dominated religious practice to a more secular and practitioner-focused ritual.
author2 Freedman, Alisa
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DePaulo, Julie
author DePaulo, Julie
author_sort DePaulo, Julie
title Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan
title_short Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan
title_full Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan
title_fullStr Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan
title_full_unstemmed Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan
title_sort mizuko kuyo online: religious ritual and internet space in contemporary japan
publisher University of Oregon
publishDate 2013
url http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13311
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