Kazunori, Higuchi <br/><br/>
Holy foolery :  in the life of Japan / 
Higuchi Kazunori 
 - Japan :  International House of Japan,  2015. 
 - xxiii, 219p. 
<br/><br/>includes index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9784924971400 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Holy fools--History--Japan<br/>Fool literature--History and criticism--Japan<br/>Sacred and secular--Japan<br/>Religion and humor--Japan<br/>Laughter--Religious aspects--Japan<br/>Social change--Religious aspects--Japan<br/>Globalization--Religious aspects--Japan
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>398.240952  / KAZ-H