Japan Between Myth And Reality
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Japan Between Myth And Reality
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Author : Khoon Choy Lee
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 1995-09-30
Japan Between Myth And Reality written by Khoon Choy Lee and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-09-30 with Political Science categories.
This work, written by an ex-Ambassador to Japan, is a first-hand account and observation of the various aspects of Japanese society — political, historical, social and economic. It introduces themes such as Japanese religions and the political system, as well as describing and explaining many of the country's rich traditions. The author's personal experiences of Japan are interspersed with historical tales and factual details, providing an insight into Japanese behavior, thinking and way of life. This book will be immensely useful to those who wish to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the Japanese mind. It is the result of a four-year stay in Japan by the author, a Singaporean ex-Ambassador and politician.
Japan Does It Better From Myth To Reality Exploring Japan Beyond The Idealization
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Author : Cristian Martini Grimaldi
language : en
Publisher: Cristian Martini Grimaldi
Release Date : 2024-07-12
Japan Does It Better From Myth To Reality Exploring Japan Beyond The Idealization written by Cristian Martini Grimaldi and has been published by Cristian Martini Grimaldi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-12 with Travel categories.
Is everything really better in Japan? Cristian Martini Grimaldi, freelance journalist who has been living in Japan for almost a decade, decides to explore if this is really the case. This book is the English version of his Bestseller “In Giappone lo fanno meglio?” (with many extra chapters added) . The idea for this work started from a simple observation. Japan is more idealized than actually experienced. As a young American student disappointed by his life in the Rising Sun once confessed to the author: “For years I have looked at Japan from afar and I thought it was the perfect country. On the internet everything looked great. Only by living there I discovered that reality and what's on YouTube are two very different things". The author will go sneaking into unexplored social and cultural niches to demonstrate how little known - but very misunderstood - this country still is (including living for ten days in a Shinto shrine; he will interview an elderly German professor who teaches the Japanese "how to die"; will participate in the first "moral" class in middle school; will - by pure chance - find himself on the scene of a terrible suicide/murder case; with a crew of professional cleaners he will get inside the home of a kodokushi, someone who died alone and his corpse was only found many days later; he will interview a woman who had experience in the adult industry and will reveal how very young beautiful women get tricked into acting in porn movies; he will also investigate why the mixed Japanese baths are quickly disappearing). Dozens of stories, accompanied by over 100 original photos (many 'stolen' via smartphone), which will forever change the way we look at this unique country.
Myth And Reality In The Opening Of Japan
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Author : Eleanor A. Maass
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Myth And Reality In The Opening Of Japan written by Eleanor A. Maass and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Japan categories.
Reality And Mythology In Today S Japan
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Author : Herbert Aptheker
language : en
Publisher: New York : New Century
Release Date : 1961
Reality And Mythology In Today S Japan written by Herbert Aptheker and has been published by New York : New Century this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Disarmament categories.
Historical Reality Or Metaphoric Expression
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Author : Michael Wachutka
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2001
Historical Reality Or Metaphoric Expression written by Michael Wachutka and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
This book elucidates the differing interpretations on Japanese mythology by the German philologist and historian Karl Florenz (1865-1939) and the Japanese kokugakusha Iida Takesato (1828-1900) at the end of the 19th century. Iida in his Nihonshoki-tsushaku and Florenz in his Japanische Mythologie approached a comparable endeavor from very different vantage points. It is shown how their distinct cultural formation, their education and upbringing within unlike academic discourses, and their life within a variety of intellectual, social and political milieus formed their different scholarly outlook and methodology in interpreting and commenting on the Nihongi-myths. Comparing both scholars, their work and their mutual relation, we can find a very interesting interaction of cultural and scholarly traditions. Based on translations of both works, this study juxtaposes Iida's 'emic' inner view on Japanese mythology with the 'etic' outside view of Florenz, and at the same time provides the first portrayal of life and work of these two eminent scholars in English.
The Japanese Myths
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Author : Joshua Frydman
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2022-04-07
The Japanese Myths written by Joshua Frydman and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-07 with History categories.
This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offspring and the creation of Japan, to medieval tales of vengeful ghosts, through to the modern-day reincarnation of ancient deities as the heroes of mecha anime. While many around the world love Japans cultural exports, few are familiar with Japans unique mythology - enriched by Shinto, Buddhism and regional folklore. Mythology remains a living, evolving part of Japanese society, and the ways in which the people of Japan understand their myths are very different today even from a century ago, let alone over a millennium into the past. Offering much more than any competing overview of Japanese mythology, The Japanese Myths not only retells the ancient stories but also considers their place within the patterns of Japanese religions, culture and history, helping readers to understand the deep links between past and present in Japan, and the ways these myths live and grow. Joshua Frydman takes the very earliest written myths in the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki as his starting point, and from there traces Japans mythology through to post-war State Shinto, the rise of the manga industry in the 1960s, J-horror and modern-day myths. Reinventions and retellings of myth are present across all genres of contemporary Japanese culture, from its auteur cinema to renowned video games such as Okami. This book is for anyone interested in Japan, as knowing its myths allows readers to understand and appreciate its culture in a new light.
Japan
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Author : Hans M. Bredholt
language : da
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Japan written by Hans M. Bredholt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with categories.
Myth And Masculinity In The Japanese Cinema
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Author : Isolde Standish
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Myth And Masculinity In The Japanese Cinema written by Isolde Standish and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Social Science categories.
This study argues that in Japanese popular cinema the 'tragic hero' narrative is an archetypal plot-structure upon which male genres, such as the war-retro and yakuza films are based. Two central questions in relation to these post-war Japanese film genres and historical consciousness are addressed: What is the relationship between history, myth and memory? And how are individual subjectivities defined in relation to the past? The book examines the role of the 'tragic hero' narrative as a figurative structure through which the Japanese people could interpret the events of World War II and defeat, offering spectators an avenue of exculpation from a foreign-imposed sense of guilt. Also considered is the fantasy world of the nagare-mono (drifter) or yakuza film. It is suggested that one of the reasons for the great popularity of these films in the 1960s and 1970s lay in their ability to offer men meanings that could help them understand the contradictions between the reality of their everyday experiences and the ideological construction of masculinity.
A Robe Of Feathers
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Author : Thersa Matsuura
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2009-03-25
A Robe Of Feathers written by Thersa Matsuura and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-25 with Fiction categories.
In Japan, the line that divides myth from reality is not merely blurred, it is nonexistent. Superstitions, legends, and folk myths are passed down through generations and pervade daily living. When a child playing near a river fails to return home, it is whispered that she was swept away by an adzuki arai, or Bean Washer. When a man boarding a ship hears the ringing of an unseen insect, it is announced that a funadama (Boat Spirit) is present and so the auspicious harbinger of smooth seas and abundant catch is celebrated. Even something as innocuous as waking up to find your pillow at the foot of your bed is thought to be the trick of a makura gaeshi, otherwise known as a Pillow Turner. Nothing is as simple as it seems. Your neighbor isn't merely an eccentric old woman—she might very well be a shape–shifting, grudge–harboring Water Sprite. The Japanese examine life and living with the keenest eyes and the most vivid of imaginations. Thersa Matsuura has captured that essence in this darkly insightful collection illuminating the place where reality falters and slips into the strange and fantastical.
Japanese Higher Education As Myth
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Author : Brian J. McVeigh
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-03-04
Japanese Higher Education As Myth written by Brian J. McVeigh and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-04 with History categories.
In this dismantling of the myth of Japanese "quality education", McVeigh investigates the consequences of what happens when statistical and corporatist forces monopolize the purpose of schooling and the boundary between education and employment is blurred.