The Culture of Japan as Seen Through Its Leisure

The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure brings together scholars of various disciplines from around the globe to discuss different forms of leisure activities in past and present Japan, thus enriching our knowledge of Japanese culture. Arranged in five sections, the volume focuses on everyday activities such as leisure, sports, travel and nature, theater and music, playing games, and gambling. The editors place the treated leisure activities into a historical frame of reference and relate them to the well-known classification scheme of games by Roger Caillois.

About the author

Sepp Linhart is Professor of Japanese Studies and Sabine Frühstück is Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies at the Institute for Japanese Studies at the University of Vienna.

Product details

• Assisted by: Sabine Fruhstuck (Editor), Sabine Frühstück (Editor), Sepp Linhart (Editor)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.06.1998
• EAN: 9780791437919
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-3791-9
• No. of pages: 408
• Weight: 726 g
• Series: Suny Series in Japan in Transi; Suny Japan in Transition
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Japan, Asiatische Geschichte, Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / Japan