Table of Contents

Contents 1 Examples of Giving 19 2 Strength of Relationship, Gratitude, and Hierarchy 36 3 Life Cycles 57 4 Seasonal Cycles 91 5 Variations in Attitudes toward and Practices of Giving 108 6 Conclusion 129 Character List 223 Bibliography 267 Index 293 Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Gifts Japan, Ceremonial exchange Japan, National characteristics, Japanese, Japan Social life and customs, Japan Economic conditions

About the Author

Katherine Rupp is a Research Affiliate at Yale University's Department of Anthropology.

Reviews

"[The author] displays not only acute observation of the content of gift-giving but also sensitivity to ambiguities of motives on the part of both giver and receiver." - Asian Studies Review "Gift-Giving in Japan: Cash, Connections, Cosmologies is superbly written and an inspiring work which I recommend for students, researchers, and anyone interested in understanding modern Japan and its people." - Journal of Japanese Studies