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Japan : An Attempt at Interpretation



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Autore: Hearn Lafcadio Visualizza persona
Titolo: Japan : An Attempt at Interpretation Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 p.)
Disciplina: 915.2
Soggetto topico: Japan -- Civilization
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East
History & Archaeology
East Asia
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Title; Contents; Difficulties; Strangeness and Charm; The Religion of the Home; The Japanese Family; The Communal Cult; Developments of Shinto; Worship and Purification; The Rule of the Dead; The Introduction of Buddhism; The Higher Buddhism; The Social Organization; The Rise of the Military Power; The Religion of Loyalty; The Jesuit Peril; Feudal Integration; The Shinto Revival; Survivals; Modern Restraints; Official Education; Industrial Danger; Reflections; Appendix; Bibliographical Notes; Endnotes
Sommario/riassunto: Scholar and travel writer Lafcadio Hearn spent decades in Japan, eventually adopting it as his home country. Perhaps more than any other single writer, Hearn is responsible for documenting and interpreting Japan for Western audiences. In this engrossing volume, Hearn undertakes his most comprehensive comparative analysis of Japanese culture.
Titolo autorizzato: Japan  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-77652-415-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910813158303321
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