The Roots of Japan: From Tanuki to Kabuki
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The Roots of Japan: From Tanuki to Kabuki
14.99 €
Alexander Raevsky is a historian and specialist in Japan, a PhD in Psychology, and an associate professor at Tohoku University (Japan). He graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University and defended his PhD thesis on the religious sect Aum Shinrikyo. In 2019, he moved to Japan, where he still lives and works.
This is the second part of the book “I Understood Japan,” which continues the story of the mysterious island country that has conquered the world with its amazing culture. As in the first book, only the most important and interesting information has been selected from the vast array of scientific information about Japan, and academic knowledge is presented in a lively and easy language to make getting to know this country as exciting as possible and help the reader understand and love it.
This book is for those who have already immersed themselves in the history and customs of Japan, but would like to learn more about the roots of this amazing culture hidden in the depths of centuries, which made it what we know and love today. This time we will talk about religion and art of Japan. These topics are difficult to discuss, but without them it is impossible to fully understand this country.
On the pages of this book you will find:
- ancient gods, myths about the origin of Japan and strange religious rites;
- werewolves, ghosts, evil spirits and evil spirits - what the Japanese have been scaring themselves with since time immemorial and to this day;
- the main aesthetic principles of Japanese art - what is beautiful for the Japanese and why;
- poetry tournaments of aristocrats and theatrical performances of mountain hermits.
Get ready: a journey to the roots of Japan can be much more exciting than you expected!
This is the second part of the book “I Understood Japan,” which continues the story of the mysterious island country that has conquered the world with its amazing culture. As in the first book, only the most important and interesting information has been selected from the vast array of scientific information about Japan, and academic knowledge is presented in a lively and easy language to make getting to know this country as exciting as possible and help the reader understand and love it.
This book is for those who have already immersed themselves in the history and customs of Japan, but would like to learn more about the roots of this amazing culture hidden in the depths of centuries, which made it what we know and love today. This time we will talk about religion and art of Japan. These topics are difficult to discuss, but without them it is impossible to fully understand this country.
On the pages of this book you will find:
- ancient gods, myths about the origin of Japan and strange religious rites;
- werewolves, ghosts, evil spirits and evil spirits - what the Japanese have been scaring themselves with since time immemorial and to this day;
- the main aesthetic principles of Japanese art - what is beautiful for the Japanese and why;
- poetry tournaments of aristocrats and theatrical performances of mountain hermits.
Get ready: a journey to the roots of Japan can be much more exciting than you expected!
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