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Monkey As Mirror : Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney (1989, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-10069102846X
ISBN-139780691028460
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038684122
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMonkey As Mirror : Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual
Publication Year1989
SubjectAsia / Japan, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorEmiko Ohnuki-Tierney
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight11 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN87-045530
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsIn an important and interesting new work the anthropologist author examines the historical transformations of the concept of self and other in Japan. This subject, basic in any culture, sometimes seems central in Japan, and any elucidation it can receive is to be welcomed. . . . [This] is a fair, impartial, balanced reading of a neglected chain of metaphors which can teach us much about this country. -- Donald Richie, The Japan Times, "In an important and interesting new work the anthropologist author examines the historical transformations of the concept of self and other in Japan. This subject, basic in any culture, sometimes seems central in Japan, and any elucidation it can receive is to be welcomed. . . . [This] is a fair, impartial, balanced reading of a neglected chain of metaphors which can teach us much about this country."-- Donald Richie, The Japan Times, In an important and interesting new work the anthropologist author examines the historical transformations of the concept of self and other in Japan. This subject, basic in any culture, sometimes seems central in Japan, and any elucidation it can receive is to be welcomed. . . . [This] is a fair, impartial, balanced reading of a neglected chain of metaphors which can teach us much about this country., "In an important and interesting new work the anthropologist author examines the historical transformations of the concept of self and other in Japan. This subject, basic in any culture, sometimes seems central in Japan, and any elucidation it can receive is to be welcomed. . . . [This] is a fair, impartial, balanced reading of a neglected chain of metaphors which can teach us much about this country." --Donald Richie, The Japan Times
IllustratedYes
SynopsisThis tripartite study of the monkey metaphor, the monkey performance, and the 'special status' people traces changes in Japanese culture from the eighth century to the present. During early periods of Japanese history the monkey's nearness to the human-animal boundary made it a revered mediator or an animal deity closest to humans. Later it became a scapegoat mocked for its vain efforts to behave in a human fashion. Modern Japanese have begun to see a new meaning in the monkey--a clown who turns itself into an object of laughter while challenging the basic assumptions of Japanese culture and society., Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney examines the historical transformations of the concept of self and other in Japan by inquiring into the meanings assigned to the monkey and the ""special status"" people (often referred to as ""outcasts""), who produce the monkey performances still popular in Japan., During early periods of Japanese history the monkey's nearness to the human-animal boundary made it a revered mediator or an animal deity closest to humans. Later it became a scapegoat mocked for its vain efforts to behave in a human fashion. This work presents a tripartite study of the monkey metaphor.
LC Classification NumberBL1285.832.V75B76
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