03119nam 2200661Ia 450 991045096270332120200520144314.00-203-31810-21-280-33160-70-203-03897-5(CKB)1000000000254872(EBL)167572(OCoLC)52849360(SSID)ssj0000300739(PQKBManifestationID)11238549(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000300739(PQKBWorkID)10258639(PQKB)10695044(MiAaPQ)EBC167572(Au-PeEL)EBL167572(CaPaEBR)ebr10060678(CaONFJC)MIL33160(EXLCZ)99100000000025487219910305d1992 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Japanese numbers game[electronic resource] the use and understanding of numbers in modern Japan /Thomas CrumpLondon ;New York Routledge19921 online resource (224 p.)Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-00923-7 0-415-05609-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-201) and index.Cover; The Japanese numbers game: The use and understanding of numbers in modern Japan; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; General editor's preface; Preface; 1 The numerical paradox; 2 Numbers in the written and spoken language; 3 Alternative number systems; 4 The culture of numbers; 5 What's in a Japanese name?; 6 Fortune-telling; 7 Time; 8 The spatial world of numbers; 9 The Japanese abacus; 10 Games-ancient and modern; 11 The ecology of numbers-past and present; Notes; References; IndexAn almost obsessional use of numbers characterizes Japanese popular culture. A wide variety of numerical formulae and strategies provide the means for explaining events and solving problems occurring in everyday life. These include such matters as the choice of the name for a child, ranking in almost any game or sport, the diagnosis and cure of illness or the decision to accept a new job. This text provides a general study of the field of Japanese popular numeracy. It introduces the reader to a world of numbers in which fortune-telling, the abacus and games involving numbers, as well as curNissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series.Symbolism in folkloreJapanNumeralsFolkloreSymbolism of numbersJapanJapanCivilization1945-JapanSocial life and customsElectronic books.Symbolism in folkloreNumeralsSymbolism of numbers398/.356/0952Crump Thomas148355MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450962703321The Japanese numbers game2105218UNINA