Animism in Contemporary Japan: Voices for the Anthropocene from Post-Fukushima Japan

ISBN-13: 9780367582623 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 262 str.

Shoko Yoneyama

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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).