Things Seen and Unseen
Download or Read eBook Things Seen and Unseen PDF written by Harry D. Harootunian and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1988-03-15 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Harry D. Harootunian |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 1988-03-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226317076 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226317072 |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Things Seen and Unseen by : Harry D. Harootunian
Book excerpt: This long-awaited work explores the place of kokugaku (rendered here as "nativism") during Japan's Tokugawa period. Kokugaku, the sense of a distinct and sacred Japanese identity, appeared in the eighteenth century in reaction to the pervasive influence of Chinese culture on Japan. Against this influence, nativists sought a Japanese sense of difference grounded in folk tradition, agricultural values, and ancient Japanese religion. H. D. Harootunian treats nativism as a discourse and shows how it functioned ideologically in Tokugawa Japan.