02688nam 2200673Ia 450 991045110150332120200520144314.01-281-36531-997866113653181-4039-8178-710.1057/9781403981783(CKB)1000000000342872(EBL)308131(OCoLC)808628288(SSID)ssj0000242905(PQKBManifestationID)11186503(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242905(PQKBWorkID)10310962(PQKB)10127308(DE-He213)978-1-4039-8178-3(MiAaPQ)EBC308131(Au-PeEL)EBL308131(CaPaEBR)ebr10135589(CaONFJC)MIL136531(EXLCZ)99100000000034287220041019d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSecrecy in Japanese arts[electronic resource] "secret transmission" as a mode of knowledge /Maki Isaka Morinaga1st ed.New York Palgrave Macmillan20051 online resource (208 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-52891-9 1-4039-6550-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-192) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Quest for Esotericism; 2 Operation of Esotericism; 3 Transmission, the Creation of Knowledge; 4 Secrecy, Concealing the Revealing; 5 Esotericism and Modernity; 6 Epilogue: Esotericism for Us; Notes; Bibliography; IndexExploring the Japanese tradition of hidden (or the secret transmission of) knowledge within a closed and often hereditary group, the author investigates how esoteric practices function, how people make meaning of their practices, and how this form of esotericism survived into the modern age. These questions are examined through the use of esoteric texts from the 15th to 18th centuries and theatrical treatises from the late 19th century onwards.Arts, JapaneseTeacher-student relationshipsJapanPerforming artsJapanMartial artsJapanElectronic books.Arts, Japanese.Teacher-student relationshipsPerforming artsMartial arts700/.952Morinaga Maki Isaka898487MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451101503321Secrecy in Japanese arts2007468UNINA