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Books on: japanese tradition

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Transforming the Past: Tradition and Kinship among Japanese Americans

Book by Sylvia Junko Yanagisako; Stanford University, 1985

Subjects:

Japanese American Families--Case Studies, Japanese American Families--Washington (State)--Seattle, Kinship--United States--Case Studies, Kinship--Washington (State)--Seattle, Seattle (Wash.)--Social Conditions

Collections: History, Entire Library

...timeless past of "Japanese tradition"in which stem-family...obeyed the "rules of the Japanese family system." Instead...on the other, regard the Japanese past and the American present...applied to groups besides Japanese Americans and other ethnic...their particular cultural traditions and experiences as immigrants...
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Narrating the Self: Fictions of Japanese Modernity

Book by Tomi Suzuki; Stanford University, 1996

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Autobiographical fiction, Japanese--History and criticism, Japanese fiction--1868---History and criticism, Literature, Comparative--Japanese and Western, Literature, Comparative--Western and Japanese, Shiga, Naoya--1883-1971--Criticism and interpretation, Tanizaki, Junichiro--1886-1965--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...affects our perception of Japanese literary texts--both...perception of the so--called Japanese literary, cultural, and linguistic tradition. For example, in a recent...Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction 1988 , Edward Fowler...
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Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Reader

Book by Nancy G. Hume; State University of New York Press, 1995

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Aesthetics, Japanese, Arts, Japanese--Philosophy

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...remains one crucial constant in the Japanese tradition. 2. Poetry/Prose Why did this...the centrality of poetry in the Japanese literary tradition. Most of us...very old and venerable tree of Japanese poetry. The earliest and most...
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Reality and Fiction in Modern Japanese Literature

Book by Noriko Mizuta Lippit; M. E. Sharpe, 1980

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Aestheticism (Literature), Autobiographical Fiction, Japanese--History And Criticism, Japanese Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, Realism In Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...himself in Japans cultural tradition and the even broader cultural...cultural tradition make them Japanese romantics first and foremost...because to evaluate modern Japanese literature in relation to...perspectives in the study of modern Japanese literary development. The...
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Japanese Culture and Behavior: Selected Readings

Book by Takie Sugiyama Lebra, William P. Lebra; University of Hawaii Press, 1986

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National Characteristics, Japanese

Collections: History, Entire Library

...prestige hierarchy is often credited to the Japanese tradition of culture and human relations going back...interests the foreign learners is not Japanese products as such, but the so-called Japanese style of management, labor-management...

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Journal Articles on: japanese tradition

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Shotoku: Ethnicity, Ritual, and Violence in the Japanese Buddhist Tradition

Journal article by James L. Ford; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 128, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Shotoku: Ethnicity, Ritual, and Violence in the Japanese Buddhist Tradition (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Ritual, and Violence in the Japanese Buddhist Tradition. by James L. Ford Shotoku...Ritual, and Violence in the Japanese Buddhist Tradition. BY MICHAEL...development not only of the Japanese Buddhist tradition but also popular religious...
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Progressive Traditions: An Illustrated Study of Plot Repetition in Traditional Japanese Theatre

Journal article by Julie A. Iezzi; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 25, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Progressive Traditions: An Illustrated Study of Plot Repetition in Traditional Japanese Theatre (Book)--Book reviews

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...through which to examine Japanese theatre as an integrated...progression from Tokugawa traditions of writing on drama" (17...how the writing of "secret traditions" (hiden) for dramatic...continuation of the hiden tradition and the first to address...the meaning of the original Japanese term (which specifically...
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Yamato-Takeru: An 'Arthurian' Hero in Japanese Tradition

Journal article by C. Scott Littleton; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 54, 1995

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Arthur, King of the Britons--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Central Asia--Folklore, legends, etc., Folklore--Structural analysis, Heroes--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Iran--Folklore, legends, etc., Japan--Folklore, legends, etc., Yamato-takeru (Japanese mythology)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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...sword in Japanese tradition: Kusanagi (the...affliction. Nor do the Japanese heros early adventures...between the two traditions prior to A.D...between the ancient Japanese tradition and that of the...Northeast Iranian tradition (LITTLETON 1979...between the two traditions is the ancient...present anywhere in Japanese mythology, let...
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Ise Shrine and a Modernist Construction of Japanese Tradition

Journal article by Jonathan M. Reynolds; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, 2001

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Art criticism, History, Ise Japan, Modernism, Photographers, Shrines, Yoshio, Watanabe

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...a Modernist Construction of Japanese Tradition by Jonathan M. Reynolds Today...Debates over the meaning of Japanese tradition had plagued the architectural...architecture evocative of Japanese tradition was a conspicuous instrument...
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The Transplantation of Soka Gakkai to Brazil: Building "the Closest Organization to the Heart of Ikeda-sensei"

Journal article by Ronan Alves Pereira; Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 35, 2008

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Aliens, Brazil, Buddhism, Japanese Americans, Traditions

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...and festivals to celebrate Japanese immigration to Brazil with...Nichiren Shoshus authority and tradition. As a result, Ichijoji temple...the eightieth anniversary of Japanese immigration to Brazil, celebrated...mid-1980s, just like the Japanese-Brazilian community at large...

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Magazine Articles on: japanese tradition

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Resting Place: A Simple and Moving Memorial to the Unknown Dead Takes Its Place in Japanese Tradition and Topography

Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 212, December 2002

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...memorial to the unknown dead takes its place in Japanese tradition and topography. The huge Haizuka dam in the north...perceptive use of materials, and its subtle response to Japanese tradition. RELATED ARTICLE: Architect Hideki Yoshimats lpro...
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Tokyo Translucence: This New Living and Work Space in Tokyo Makes the Most of a Tight Urban Site and Lyrically Reinterprets Japanese Tradition

Magazine article by Michael Webb; The Architectural Review, Vol. 214, May 2003

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Architects--Works, Joint occupancy of buildings--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Joint occupancy of buildings--Design and construction, Kuma, Kengo--Works

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...most of a tight urban site and lyrically reinterprets Japanese tradition. by Michael Webb Over the past decade, Kengo Kuma...In doing so, he has reinvented the traditional Japanese house, with its post and beam structure and infill...
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Japanese Transition

Magazine article by Penny Mcguire; The Architectural Review, Vol. 200, October 1996

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Architecture, Japanese--Occidental influences, Dwellings--Design and construction, Wardle, John--Practice

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...Melbourne, a new house for a Japanese family takes advantage of local...architect to import obvious icons of Japanese tradition, like the shoji screen or tatami...still the house is replete with Japanese resonances. They are present...
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The Japanese Kimono

Magazine article by Barbara Goldberg; School Arts, Vol. 92, April 1993

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Art, Japanese--Study and teaching, Kimonos--Appreciation, Textile crafts--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...reflects the power of tradition, and is a source of...Chinese Confucianism and Japanese Buddhism; and (5...cultures and their traditions through the careful...Five Centuries of Japanese Kimono." Vol. 18...and Shojiro Nomura. Japanese Costume and the Makers of Its Elegant Tradition. Boston: Charles...
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To Translate the Shaking: Contemporary Japanese Women's Poetry (and Coaxing It into English)

Magazine article by Malinda Markham; The Antioch Review, Vol. 62, Winter 2004

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Japanese poetry, Japanese poetry--Analysis, Japanese poetry--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...names of writers appear in Japanese order, with family names...original, incorporating oral traditions and even aspects of performance...to in their own. Although Japanese women poets come out of an extremely energetic tradition of resisting traditional...confessional (the same word in Japanese, kokuhakuteki). Some talked...

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Newspaper Articles on: japanese tradition

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Japanese Tradition of Bold Design Seen at Metropolitan Museum

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, June 3, 2000

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Metropolitan

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Japanese tradition of bold design seen at Metropolitan...YORK - Two gods guard the exhibit of Japanese art from the Mary Griggs Burke collection...the museum as the best and largest of Japanese art in private hands. The Taishakuten...
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Schools Celebrate Japanese Tradition

Newspaper article; The Observer (Gladstone, Australia), June 9, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Schools Celebrate Japanese Tradition. THERE was a lively crowd of almost 400 creative young people at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum last Friday, June...
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Japanese Potters Continue a Tradition of Kiln-Fired Beauty

Newspaper article by Richard Busch; The Washington Times, September 23, 2000

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Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Japanese potters continue a tradition of kiln-fired beauty...profoundly by ancient traditions: Kawai Kanjiro, Shimaoka...close friends with many Japanese potters and played an...Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight Into Beauty...
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Tradition Brings Generations Together Japanese Grocer Molds Rice to Mark Start of a New Year

Newspaper article by Eileen O. Daday; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 2, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...We want them to learn some Japanese culture. "For Japanese, New Years is a special...been holding the New Years tradition for nearly 10 years. The...instead is part of the seasons traditions. "It is often done in the...they are an anchor for the Japanese community. But they also...
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Family Following Ancient Tradition; Martin Longley Previews Tonight's Symphony Hall Concert by Reigakusha, Combining Ancient Japanese Music and Dance with a Work by Japan's Best-Known 20th Century Composer, Toru Takemitsu

Newspaper article by Martin Longley; The Birmingham Post (England), October 16, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Family Following Ancient Tradition; Martin Longley Previews...Reigakusha, Combining Ancient Japanese Music and Dance with a Work...longevity stakes. Sukeyasu Shibas Japanese ancestors have been practising...focusing on the legacy of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: japanese tradition

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Japanese Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1914) borrowed elements from the Japanese folk tradition; Mishima wrote dramatic adaptations of noh plays and Japanese legends, while Minoru Betsuyaku...the late 1960s. Although modern Japanese poetry and drama have not received...
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Japanese Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...name for the early period of Japanese art. Later Jomon (1000 300...Chinese Influences The stylistic tradition of Japanese art was firmly established at...Nara. Throughout its history Japanese art has relied heavily on forms...
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Japanese Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...outdoor and indoor spaces. Here Japanese taste is epitomized in the...the European architectural tradition. After World War I the Japanese began to make their own original...style in modern architecture. Japanese architects incorporated Western...
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Japanese Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

JAPANESE MUSIC the highly eclectic musical culture of the Japanese islands. Over the years...imported from China, which the Japanese called gagaku, no longer...5th cent. by a continuing tradition of performance in the imperial...
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Murakami, Haruki

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...haroo ke moor aka me, 1949 , Japanese novelist, b. Kyoto, grad...and has been criticized by some Japanese critics as overly Westernized...protagonists are generally stripped of Japanese tradition. Frequently designated as postmodern...

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