@inproceedings{oai:otemae.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002041,
 author = {TAMAS, Carmen Sapunaru},
 month = {2018-05-08},
 note = {I have been teaching an introduction to the anthropology of Japan for more
than five years, to students of various cultural backgrounds, and it is not always an easy enterprise. Ethnology in itself represents the comparative study of two or more cultures, but when students are just discovering the basics of a new subject,
comparing various aspects of various cultures can often become confusing. This paper will focus on the introduction of concepts related to Japanese festivals
(matsuri) which are usually unfamiliar even to Japanese students. As in any research field, defining the operating concepts is the first thing that has to be done when focusing on Japanese festivals, and I will show how I introduce some of these concepts both to Japanese and international students, using written and visual materials. The purpose of the class is to enable students to identify the various elements of a festival, their role in the ritual process, as well as the general structure of the ritual.},
 title = {An Introduction to the Anthropology of Japan: Focus on Matsuri},
 year = {}
}