3/26/2023 0 Comments Your second life beginsThe Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies Series Editorial Board J.A.A. His books include Il Corpo e il Paradiso (The Body and Paradise) and Del Bene e del Male (On Good and Evil). Massimo Raveri is Professor of East Asian Religions at the University Ca’ Foscari in Venice. Her many publications include, Wrapping Culture: Politeness, Presentation and Power in Japan and Other Societies An Anthropologist in Japan Other People’s Worlds: an Introduction to Social Anthropology and The Orient Strikes Back: Cultural Display in a Global Perspective. Joy Hendry is Professor of Social Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University. This book touches the very dynamic of culture itself: the game that plays us all. Way beyond the conventional idea of play as trivia, Japan at Play illuminates the historical relationship between Japan and Europe it offers playful attitudes to technological invention it re-examines the Disney phenomenon in a global context, and explores the role of football in contemporary Japan, co-host of the 2002 World Cup. From the playful work of creating cartoon characters to hunting and fishing for relaxation (and the problems tourists cause for local industry) from drinking with workmates to karaoke training for leisure with pop fans and gangsters, in gay bars, and at the heart of a country festival, the authors of this book lead the reader through Japanese worlds little known even to many Japanese. They show how laughter may upset the perception of reality, and free the mind for a path to deeper wisdom. The chapters demonstrate how the power of play can express deep social divisions, burning political antagonism, and eternal religious dilemmas. Drawing on the work of theorists such as Huizinga, Caillois, Turner and Wittgenstein, Japan at Play raises key questions about the relationship between play and culture. This book combines careful consideration of ageold questions about the nature of play, alongside delightful detail about the playful world of contemporary Japan. It can be both a carefree, joyful activity, but can equally sometimes disclose a fierce, secret violence. It is fundamental rather than superficial: all humans play – at any age. Play may seem such a simple activity, but it is actually far more complex and elusive than first glance might suggest.
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