The Japanese Self In Cultural Logic

Author : Takie Sugiyama Lebra
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824864798

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The self serves as a universally available, effective, and indispensable filter for making sense of the chaos of the world. In her latest book, Takie Lebra attempts a new understanding of the Japanese self through her unique use of cultural logic. She begins by presenting and elaborating on two models ("opposition logic" and "contingency logic") to examine concepts of self, Japanese and otherwise. Guided by these, she delves into the three layers of the Japanese self, focusing first on the social layer as located in four "zones"—omote (front), uchi (interior), ura (back), and soto (exterior)—and its shifts from zone to zone. New light is shed on these familiar linguistic and spatial categories by introducing the dimension of civility. The book expands the discussion in relation to larger constructions of the inner and cosmological self. Unlike the social self, which views itself in relation to the "other," the inner layer involves a reflexivity in which self communicates with self. While the social self engages in dialogue or trialogue, the inner self communicates through monologue or soliloquy. The cosmological layer, which centers around transcendental beliefs and fantasies, is examined and the analysis supplemented with comments on aesthetics. Throughout, Lebra applies her methodology to dozens of Japanese examples and makes relevant comparisons with North American culture and notions of self. Finally, she provides a spirited analysis of critiques of Nihonjinron to reinforce the relevancy of Japanese studies. This volume is the culmination of decades of thinking on self and social relations by one of the most influential scholars in the field. It will prove highly instructive to Japanese and non-Japanese readers alike in a range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, and social psychology.

Author : Takie Sugiyama Lebra
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0824828402

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The Japanese Self in Cultural Logic by Takie Sugiyama Lebra Pdf

The self serves as a universally available, effective, and indispensable filter for making sense of the chaos of the world. In her latest book, Takie Lebra attempts a new understanding of the Japanese self through her unique use of cultural logic. She begins by presenting and elaborating on two models ("opposition logic" and "contingency logic") to examine concepts of self, Japanese and otherwise. Guided by these, she delves into the three layers of the Japanese self, focusing first on the social layer as located in four "zones"—omote (front), uchi (interior), ura (back), and soto (exterior)—and its shifts from zone to zone. New light is shed on these familiar linguistic and spatial categories by introducing the dimension of civility. The book expands the discussion in relation to larger constructions of the inner and cosmological self. Unlike the social self, which views itself in relation to the "other," the inner layer involves a reflexivity in which self communicates with self. While the social self engages in dialogue or trialogue, the inner self communicates through monologue or soliloquy. The cosmological layer, which centers around transcendental beliefs and fantasies, is examined and the analysis supplemented with comments on aesthetics. Throughout, Lebra applies her methodology to dozens of Japanese examples and makes relevant comparisons with North American culture and notions of self. Finally, she provides a spirited analysis of critiques of Nihonjinron to reinforce the relevancy of Japanese studies. This volume is the culmination of decades of thinking on self and social relations by one of the most influential scholars in the field. It will prove highly instructive to Japanese and non-Japanese readers alike in a range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, and social psychology.

Author : Nancy R. Rosenberger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0521466377

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Japanese Sense of Self by Nancy R. Rosenberger Pdf

The essays in this collection look at how the Japanese see themselves and others, in a variety of contexts, and challenge many Western assumptions about Japanese society. Through their own experiences and observations of Japanese life, the authors explain how the Japanese define themselves and how they communicate with those around them. They discuss what Westerners view as oppositions inherent within the Japanese community and demonstrate how the Japanese reconcile one with the other.

Author : Takie Lebra
Publisher : Global Oriental
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004213418

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Identity, Gender, and Status in Japan by Takie Lebra Pdf

The writings of Takie Lebra have had significant impact on Western understanding and appreciation of the structures and workings of Japanese society. In particular, her research into the notions of self and self-other relationships, issues of gender and women and motherhood has provided a new paradigm in the way these issues are now addressed.

Author : Satomi Ishikawa
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3039108743

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Seeking the Self by Satomi Ishikawa Pdf

This book is about the self in contemporary Japan. In contrast to Euro-American cultures, in which the self is considered to be the essence of personhood, in Japanese culture the self is constantly reconstructed in relation to others. This particular self is studied by examining the ways popular culture is consumed, with a special focus on manga, the Japanese word for comics and cartoons. The first part of the book contains an ethnographic research in which the author investigates the relationship between popular media and the search for self-knowledge. In the second part a historical analysis traces the development of self-seeking in Japan since the country's modernisation period.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Civilization, Oriental
ISBN : UVA:X030048295

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Monumenta Nipponica by Anonim Pdf

Includes section "Reviews".

Author : Fredric Jameson
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1992-01-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0822310902

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Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism by Fredric Jameson Pdf

Now in paperback, Fredric Jameson’s most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of ”postmodernism”. Jameson’s inquiry looks at the postmodern across a wide landscape, from “high” art to “low” from market ideology to architecture, from painting to “punk” film, from video art to literature.

Author : Robert J. Smith
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : 0521315522

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Japanese Society by Robert J. Smith Pdf

A compelling illustration of Japan's evolution into an industrial state, the only major industrial society to emerge outside of the Western tradition.

Author : Masakazu Yamazaki
Publisher : Conran Octopus
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Individualism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018486170

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Individualism and the Japanese by Masakazu Yamazaki Pdf

Author : Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney,大貫恵美子
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691021102

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Rice as Self by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney,大貫恵美子 Pdf

In this engaging account of the crucial significance of rice for the Japanese, Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney examines how people use the metaphor of a principal food, such as rice, corn, or wheat, in conceptualizing themselves in relation to other peoples who eat other foods. Rice as Self shows how the Japanese identity was born through discourse with the Chinese, the first historical other. It shows how rice agriculture, in itself introduced from outside, was, ironically, appropriated as a dominant metaphor of the Japanese self. Since then rice and rice paddies have served as the vehicles for their deliberation of selves and others. Using for evidence such diverse sources as myth-histories of the eighth century, the imperial accession ritual, woodblock prints, novels, day-to-day discourse, and opinion polls, Ohnuki-Tierney shows that throughout Japan's history the cultural importance of rice has been deeply embedded in Japanese cosmology, both of the elite and common folk - rice as soul, rice as deity, and ultimately rice as self of the family, the community, and the nation at large. This, she emphasizes, has been so even though rice has not been the "staple food" of the Japanese, as is commonly held. Using Japan as an example, Ohnuki-Tierney proposes a new and complex cross-cultural model for the interpretation of selves and others. The historical transformations of the Japanese identity have been intimately related not only to their encounter with foreigners - the external other - but also to the process of the marginalization of minorities within Japanese society - the internal other - and of external others who ceased to be the privileged other. The model takes into account the power inequities both within and outside a given society. It has broad applications, especially to people for whom foreign "cultural hegemony" is part and parcel of a complex, often ambivalent, process of self-identity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UCAL:B5128131

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The Journal of Japanese Studies by Anonim Pdf

A multidisciplinary forrum for communicating new information, new interpretations, and recent research results concerning Japan to the English-reading world.

Author : Roger J. Davies,Osamu Ikeno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015052881979

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The Japanese Mind by Roger J. Davies,Osamu Ikeno Pdf

Twenty-eight essays provide an overview of modern Japanese culture, with attention to the society's values, attitudes, behavior patterns, and communication styles. War, gender roles, seniority rules, group consciousness, and aesthetics are specifically considered. A chronology and glossary are included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Ruth Benedict
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4066338035585

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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture by Ruth Benedict Pdf

Explore a perspective of Japanese culture in 'The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture' by Ruth Benedict. Drawing upon her meticulous research during World War II for the U.S. Office of War Information, Benedict unravels the intricate tapestry of Japanese customs and traditions. Through an ingenious blend of literary analysis, firsthand accounts, and cultural artifacts, she uncovers the enigmatic contradictions that shape the essence of Japan. Delving into topics such as honor, shame, and the complexities of wartime behavior, Benedict provides a nuanced understanding of Japanese society.

Author : Dolores P. Martinez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015082764120

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Modern Japanese Culture and Society by Dolores P. Martinez Pdf

Brings together new-wave essays written from the 1990s onwards, together with the several articles written in earlier decades in order to build up a nuanced portrait of modern Japanese culture and society. This work looks at the macro level of politics and the economy. It also addresses religion and the diversity of contemporary Japanese society.

Author : Charles Wei-hsun Fu,Steven Heine
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1995-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438403441

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Japan in Traditional and Postmodern Perspectives by Charles Wei-hsun Fu,Steven Heine Pdf

In this book, each of the chapters offers an analysis of the origins and development of an important aspect of Japanese culture, including religion (Pure Land Buddhism and Zen, Shinto and folk religions, Confucianism and Tokugawa era ideology), philosophy (classical Buddhism and the contemporary Kyoto School), literature and the arts (medieval poetry and drama, modern fiction and films), and social behavior (family system, feminism, nationalism, and economic growth). The central, underlying theme is the uniqueness and creativity of Japan as seen from twentieth century perspectives. One of the fascinating things about Japanese culture is that, on the one hand, it seems to have held onto its traditional foundations with a greater sense of determination and celebration than most societies and, at the same time, it appears to have attained a position at the forefront of international modernist and postmodernist developments. The authors explore several approaches to this issue. One school of thought is influenced by recent Japanese writers and intellectual historians such as Mishima, Tanizaki, Watsuji, and Nakamura. Another approach is influenced by Western poststructuralist commentators such as Barthes, Derrida, and Lyotard. A third approach is to argue against the thesis known as nihonjinron ("Japanism" or cultural exceptionalism), by suggesting that the notion of Japanese uniqueness is itself a cultural myth generated by nationalist and particularist trends originating in the Tokugawa era. The volume features an essay by Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, entitled "Japan, the Dubious, and Myself."