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Monkey as Mirror

Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual

Language EnglishEnglish
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E-book Monkey as Mirror Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
Libristo code: 39737973
Publishers Princeton University Press, December 2020
This tripartite study of the monkey metaphor, the monkey performance, and the 'special status' peopl... Full description
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This 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.

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Full name Monkey as Mirror
Language English
Binding E-book - Adobe ePub DRM
Date of issue 2020
Number of pages 288
EAN 9780691222103
Libristo code 39737973
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