Forms of the Body in Contemporary Japanese Society, Literature, and Culture

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Forms of the Body in Contemporary Japanese Society, Literature, and Culture is written by Irina Holca and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1793623872 (ISBN 10) and 9781793623874 (ISBN 13).

This collection brings together fifteen chapters written by scholars specializing in disciplines ranging from anthropology and sociology to literature, film, and performance studies. These scholars analyze complex questions about how the body is lived and imagined as a locus of meaning-making in contemporary Japan. Exploring such topics as mind-body dualism, aging and illness, spirit possession, beauty, performance, and gender, this collection addresses the wide array of socio-cultural and literary contexts in which the body is interpreted in Japanese culture and thought.