Japan Spirit Form
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Japan Spirit Form
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Author : Shuichi Kato
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 1994
Japan Spirit Form written by Shuichi Kato and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Art categories.
Japan: Spirit and Form is divided into ten chapters that cover Japan's artistic history with vibrancy and insight. In these ten chapters, author Shuichi Kato introduces the reader to, among others, the early, eccentric artists of the Jomon period, to the courageous few who dared to challenge the Tokugawa shogun, to Utamaro and his sphynxian geisha, and to the most recently acclaimed architectural artisans. Whether in two dimensions or three, the world of everyday life and the finer points of culture have all been touched upon by the hands of Japanese painters, sculptors, and craftsmen working in a myriad of media: oil, glass, water, wood, cloth, and clay. And throughout the three thousand years the artists of Japan have spent trying to express their world, outside influences have been present and irrepressible. The dynastic Chinese, the adventurous Portuguese, the impressionable Europeans, even Michelangelo himself have proved formidable forces. These various domestic and foreign components have combined to produce the artistic heritage of Japan, unique in spirit and form.
Tokyo Form And Spirit
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Author : James R. Brandon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Tokyo Form And Spirit written by James R. Brandon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Art categories.
A Gathering Of Spirits Japan S Ghost Story Tradition
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Author : Patrick Drazen
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2011-07-01
A Gathering Of Spirits Japan S Ghost Story Tradition written by Patrick Drazen and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with Drama categories.
"Prepare for a sampling of Japanese ghosts and spirits, from sources that include the worlds oldest novel, the urban legends of contemporary Japanese schoolchildren, movies both classic and modern, anime, manga, and more." For hundreds of years Japan has lived in a reality consisting of the real world and the spirit world; sometimes the wall between the two worlds gets thin enough for spirits to cross over. In such a reality, ghost stories have been popular for centuries. Patrick Drazen, author of "Anime Explosion", looks at these stories: old and new, scary or funny or sad, looking at common themes and the reasons for their popularity. This book uses one Japanese ghost story tradition: the "hyaku monogatari" (hundred stories). In the old tradition, people tell each other one hundred ghost stories in one sitting. These hundred tales run from folklore to cartoons, but all are designed to send chills up the spine ...
The Japanese Spirit
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Author : Okakura Yoshisaburo
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-10-31
The Japanese Spirit written by Okakura Yoshisaburo and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-31 with categories.
These Lectures by a son of the land, delivered at the University of London, are compendious and explicit in a degree that enables us to form a summary of much that has been otherwise partially obscure, so that we get nearer to the secret of this singular race than we have had the chance of doing before. He traces the course of Confucianism, Laoism, Shintoism, in the instruction it has given to his countrymen for the practice of virtue, as to which Lao-tze informs us with a piece of 'Chinese metaphysics' that can be had without having recourse to the dictionary: 'Superior virtue is non-virtue. Therefore it has virtue. Inferior virtue never loses sight of virtue. Therefore it has no virtue. Superior virtue is non-assertive and without pretension. Inferior virtue asserts and makes pretensions.' It is childishly subtle and easy to be understood of a young people in whose minds Buddhism and Shintoism formed a part.
Folk Legends From Tono
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-06-11
Folk Legends From Tono written by and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-11 with History categories.
Boldly illustrated and superbly translated, Folk Legends from Tono captures the spirit of Japanese peasant culture undergoing rapid transformation into the modern era. This is the first time these 299 tales have been published in English. Morse’s insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable. In 2008, a companion volume of 118 tales was published by Rowman & Littlefield as the The Legends of Tono. Taken together, these two books have the same content (417 tales) as the Japanese language book Tono monogatari. Reminiscent of Japanese woodblocks, the ink illustrations commissioned for the Folk Legends from Tono, mirror the imagery that Japanese villagers envisioned as they listened to a storyteller recite the tales.The stories capture the extraordinary experiences of real people in a singular folk community. The tales read like fiction but touch the core of human emotion and social psychology. Thus, the reader is taken on a magical tour through the psychic landscape of the Japanese “spirit world” that was a part of its oral folk tradition for hundreds of years. All of this is made possible by the translator’s insightful interpretation of the tales, his sensitive cultural annotations, and the visual charm of the book’s illustrations. The cast of characters is rich and varied, as we encounter yokai monsters, shape-shifting foxes, witches, grave robbers, ghosts, heavenly princesses, roaming priests, shamans, quasi-human mountain spirits, murderers, and much more.
Finding Your Guardian Spirit
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Author : Aiko Gibo
language : en
Publisher: Kodansha
Release Date : 1992
Finding Your Guardian Spirit written by Aiko Gibo and has been published by Kodansha this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This "immensely readable and magisterially detached work" (Financial Times) is the story of the great imperial struggle for strategic and economic supremacy fought across a cruel and desolate terrain stretching from the Caucasus to China--espionage and treachery on a grand scale and in exotic settings. 39 photographs. 5 maps.
The Japanese Spirit
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Author : Yoshisaburo Okakura
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-08-10
The Japanese Spirit written by Yoshisaburo Okakura and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-10 with Fiction categories.
These lectures by Professor Yoshisaburo Okakura, delivered at the University of London, are compendious and explicit in a degree that enables us to form a summary of much that has been otherwise partially obscure, so that we get nearer to the Japanese than we have had the chance of doing before. He traces the course of Confucianism, Laoism, Shintoism, in the instruction it has given to his countrymen for the practice of virtue, as to which Lao-tze informs us with a piece of 'Chinese metaphysics' that can be had without having recourse to the dictionary: 'Superior virtue is non-virtue. Therefore it has virtue. Inferior virtue never loses sight of virtue. Therefore it has no virtue. Superior virtue is non-assertive and without pretension. Inferior virtue asserts and makes pretensions.' It is childishly subtle and easy to be understood by young people in whose minds Buddhism and Shintoism formed a part.
Evanescence And Form
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Author : C. Inouye
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2008-09-29
Evanescence And Form written by C. Inouye and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-29 with Philosophy categories.
This book explores the Japanese notion of hakanasa - the evanescence of all things. Responses to this idea have been various and even contradictory: asceticism, fatalism, conformism, hedonism, materialism, and careerism. This book examines the ties between an epistemology of constant change and Japan's formal emphasis on etiquette and visuality.
The Book Of Japanese Folklore An Encyclopedia Of The Spirits Monsters And Yokai Of Japanese Myth
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Author : Thersa Matsuura
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-04-30
The Book Of Japanese Folklore An Encyclopedia Of The Spirits Monsters And Yokai Of Japanese Myth written by Thersa Matsuura and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-30 with Social Science categories.
Discover everything you’ve ever wondered about the legendary spirits, creatures, and figures of Japanese folklore including how they have found their way into every corner of our pop culture from the creator of the podcast Uncanny Japan. Welcome to The Book of Japanese Folklore: a fascinating journey through Japan’s folklore through profiles of the legendary creatures and beings who continue to live on in pop culture today. From the sly kitsune to the orgrish oni and mischievous shape-shifting tanuki, learn all about the origins of these fantastical and mythical creatures. This gorgeous package is complete with stained edges and stunning four-color illustrations. With information on their cultural significance, a retelling of a popular tale tied to that particular yokai, and how it’s been spun into today’s popular culture, this handsome tome teaches you about the stories and histories of the beings that inspired characters in your favorite movies, animes, manga, and games. Adventure, mystery, and amazing tales await in The Book of Japanese Folklore.
Facing The Spirits
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Author : Arne Kalland
language : en
Publisher: NIAS Press
Release Date : 1991
Facing The Spirits written by Arne Kalland and has been published by NIAS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Religion categories.