Animism in Contemporary Japan - Voices for the Anthropocene From Post-Fukushima Japan

List of contents

Introduction: A Theoretical Map Part I Animism as a Grassroots Response to a Socio-Ecological Disaster 1. Life-World 2. Stories of Soul Part II Inspiring Modernity with Animism 3. Animism for Sociological Imagination 4. Animating the Life-World Conclusion: Animism for New Modernity Epilogue

About the author

Shoko Yoneyama is a Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her key publications include The Japanese High School: Silence and Resistance (Routledge 1999).

Summary

The book explores animism through the lens of four prominent figures in Japan: film director Miyazaki Hayao, sociologist Tsurumi Kazuko, writer Ishimure Michiko, and Minamata fisherman-philosopher Ogata Masato. Taking a biographical approach, it illustrates how they came to the conclusion that animism can help humanity survive modernity.

Product details

• Authors: Shoko Yoneyama, Yoneyama Shoko
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781138228030
• ISBN: 978-1-138-22803-0
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series; Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Japan, PHILOSOPHY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Philosophy, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social & political philosophy, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, Philosophy of religion, Society and culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General