Perspectives on Social Memory in Japan

Perspectives on Social Memory in Japan
Author: Yun Hui Tsu
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2021-12-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004213732


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This collection of essays represents the first interdisciplinary study in English to consider social memory in Japan across a wide range of issues and phenomena. The volume examines a variety of memorialization subjects, including music and poetry, artefacts and tools, oral testimonies and written documents, ritual and ceremonies as well as art and artists.


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