| Secrecy in Japanese Arts: "Secret Transmission" as a Mode of Knowledge 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Morinaga, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349528919 ISBN-13: 9781349528912 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Conceptual - Literary Criticism | Modern - General - Social Science |
| Dewey: 700.952 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.63 lbs) 197 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Exploring the Japanese tradition of hidden (or the secret transmission of) knowledge within a closed and often hereditary group, the author investigates how esoteric practices function, how people make meaning of their practices, and how this form of esotericism survived into the modern age. These questions are examined through the use of esoteric texts from the 15th to 18th centuries and theatrical treatises from the late 19th century onwards. |