The Monkey as Mirror: Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)

The Monkey as Mirror: Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual

(Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)

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During early periods of Japanese history the monkey's nearness to the human-animal boundary made it a revered mediator or an animal deity closest to humans. Later it became a scapegoat mocked for its vain efforts to behave in a human fashion. This work presents a tripartite study of the monkey metaphor.

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Forlag Princeton University Press
Forfatter Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
Type Bog
Format Paperback / softback
Sprog Engelsk
Udgivelsesdato 21-04-1989
Første udgivelsesår 1989
Originalsprog United States
Sideantal 288
Indbinding Paperback / softback
Forlag Princeton University Press
Sideoplysninger 288 pages
Mål 129 x 222 x 20
ISBN-13 / EAN-13 9780691028460