Individuality in early modern Japan : thinking for oneself
著者
書誌事項
Individuality in early modern Japan : thinking for oneself
（Routledge research in early modern history）
Routledge, 2019
- : pbk
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注記
"First issued in paperback 2019"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Two of the most commonly alleged features of Japanese society are its homogeneity and its encouragement of conformity, as represented by the saying that the nail that sticks up gets pounded. This volume's primary goal is to challenge these and a number of other long-standing assumptions regarding Tokugawa (1600-1868) society, and thereby to open a dialogue regarding the relationship between the Japan of two centuries ago and the present. The volume's central chapters concentrate on six aspects of Tokugawa society: the construction of individual identity, aggressive pursuit of self-interest, defiant practice of forbidden religious traditions, interest in self-cultivation and personal betterment, understandings of happiness and well-being, and embrace of "neglected" counter-ideological values. The author argues that when taken together, these point to far higher degrees of individuality in early modern Japan than has heretofore been acknowledged, and in an Afterword the author briefly examines how these indicators of individuality in early modern Japan are faring in contemporary Japan at the time of writing.
目次
1. Introduction: Creating a Context for Thinking for Oneself 2. Identity and Orientation 3. Self-interest, Protest, and the Public Sphere 4. Secrecy and Privacy in Religious Faith and Practice 5. Self-Cultivation, Salon Culture, and the Private Academy 6. Well-being and the Pursuit of Happiness 7. Values 8. Conclusions: Individuality in Early Modern Japan. Afterword: Aspects of and Resistance to Individuality in Contemporary Japan
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