Evanescence and Form An Introduction to Japanese Culture |
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| Author:
| Inouye, Charles Shiro |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4039-6706-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.