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The Monkey as Mirror: Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
The Monkey as Mirror: Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual
Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
During early periods of Japanese history the monkey's nearness to the human-animal boundary made it a revered mediator or an animal deity closest to humans. Later it became a scapegoat mocked for its vain efforts to behave in a human fashion. This work presents a tripartite study of the monkey metaphor.
288 pages
| Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
| Lançado | 21 de abril de 1989 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691028460 |
| Editoras | Princeton University Press |
| Páginas | 288 |
| Dimensões | 222 × 129 × 20 mm · 320 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |