Holy foolery :
Kazunori, Higuchi
Holy foolery : in the life of Japan / Higuchi Kazunori - Japan : International House of Japan, 2015. - xxiii, 219p.
includes index.
On the following pages, we will retrace the origins and evolution of holy foolery in Japan. We will witness its near extinguishment through the process of modernization and globalization. We will see why Japan needs holy foolery more than ever. And we will identify contemporary traces that suggest a basis for optimism about laughter's possible resurgence." from inside jacket cover.
English.
9784924971400
Holy fools--History--Japan
Fool literature--History and criticism--Japan
Sacred and secular--Japan
Religion and humor--Japan
Laughter--Religious aspects--Japan
Social change--Religious aspects--Japan
Globalization--Religious aspects--Japan
398.240952 / KAZ-H
Holy foolery : in the life of Japan / Higuchi Kazunori - Japan : International House of Japan, 2015. - xxiii, 219p.
includes index.
On the following pages, we will retrace the origins and evolution of holy foolery in Japan. We will witness its near extinguishment through the process of modernization and globalization. We will see why Japan needs holy foolery more than ever. And we will identify contemporary traces that suggest a basis for optimism about laughter's possible resurgence." from inside jacket cover.
English.
9784924971400
Holy fools--History--Japan
Fool literature--History and criticism--Japan
Sacred and secular--Japan
Religion and humor--Japan
Laughter--Religious aspects--Japan
Social change--Religious aspects--Japan
Globalization--Religious aspects--Japan
398.240952 / KAZ-H