Love in Modern Japan : Its Estrangement from Self, Sex and Society Paperback / softback
by Sonia (University of Iowa, USA) Ryang
Part of the Anthropology of Asia series
Paperback / softback
Description
This compelling and controversial book places the concept of love in both a social and historical context.
Taking an approach in which state formation and vicissitude of power are explicitly taken into account in the discussion of intimacy and love, the author demonstrates that love as idealization and love as sexuality must be kept analytically separate.
Chapters include discussions on sexualized rituals and fertility festivals, the murder case of Abe Sada, pure love in Miko and Mako’s tragedy and the 1990s phenomenon of ‘enjokosai’ or aid-date.
Combining ethnographic, theoretical and archival research, this text will appeal to scholars of Japanese anthropology, feminist anthropology and gender studies alike.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:180 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:09/07/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415479264
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:180 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:09/07/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415479264
