Evanescence and Form: An Introduction to Japanese Culture

Inouye, C.

This book explores the Japanese notion of hakanasa - the evanescence of all things. Responses to this idea have been various and even contradictory: asceticism, fatalism, conformism, hedonism, materialism, and careerism. This book examines the ties between an epistemology of constant change and Japan's formal emphasis on etiquette and visuality.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-10-19

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781403967060

DOI: 10.1057/9780230615489

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 260