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Forms of the Body in Contemporary Japanese Society, Literature, and Culture

Posted By: roxul
Date: 31 Jul 2023 10:21:30
Forms of the Body in Contemporary Japanese Society, Literature, and Culture

Irina Holca, "Forms of the Body in Contemporary Japanese Society, Literature, and Culture"
English | ISBN: 1793623899 | 2021 | 316 pages | EPUB | 19 MB

This collection brings together fifteen chapters written by scholars specializing in disciplines ranging from anthropology and sociology to literature, film, and performance studies. These scholars analyze complex questions about how the body is lived and imagined as a locus of meaning-making in contemporary Japan. Exploring such topics as mind-body dualism, aging and illness, spirit possession, beauty, performance, and gender, this collection addresses the wide array of socio-cultural and literary contexts in which the body is interpreted in Japanese culture and thought.
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