Holy foolery : in the life of Japan / Higuchi Kazunori

By:

Kazunori, Higuchi [author]

Contributor(s):

translated by Waku Miller

Language: English Publication details: Japan : International House of Japan, 2015.Description: xxiii, 219pISBN:

9784924971400

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DDC classification:

398.240952 KAZ-H

Summary: 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.

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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.