Evanescence and Form An Introduction to Japanese Culture
, by Inouye, Charles ShiroNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781403967060 | 1403967067
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/15/2008
This book contemplates the notion of hakanasa, the evanescence of all things, as understood by the Japanese. Their responses to this idea of impermanence have been diverse: from asceticism, fatalism, and conformism to hedonism, materialism, and careerism. This book illuminates the ties between an epistemology of constant change and Japan's formal emphasis on etiquette and visuality. Book jacket.