Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.
Contents
On the anthropologist and her subject -- Japan and the Ama -- Kuzaki : making place and identity -- Organizing the village : Dokyusei, the Kumi-ai, and the Nifune Festival -- Keeping the Ie afloat, part 1 : diving and women's rituals -- Keeping the Ie afloat, part 2 : fishing, tourism, and New Year's rituals -- Elders and ancestors : making and becoming -- Ritual, gender, and identity.
