List of Figures and Tables
Preface
1. Introduction: The Road to Oblivion
PART I: Of Old and New
2. Inaka
3. History and Continuity: Household, Community, and Old Age in Jonai
PART II: Age-Structuring Practices
4. Talking about Age
5. Age Grading around Jonai
PART III: Aging, Activity, and the Body
6. Being a Rojin: Activity and Camaraderie in the Elder Age Grade
7. Boke and the Disembodiment of Social Values: Mental and Physical Health as Social Responsibility
8. Taming Oblivion: Power, Collectivity, and the Body Politic
9. Conclusion: In the Shadow of Obasuteyama
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index