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Author: Herbert E. Plutschow Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 9781873410424 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 324
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive study in English of Japanese names - their history and evolution, and ontological implications. Its main purpose is to understand the development of the nomenclature in its religious (animistic) and socio-political contexts. We learn, for example, how belief in the animistic-symbolic property of names developed into extensive taboos and, in connection with these taboos, into the custom of revealing names in case of marriage or territorial surrender. Whereas private (religious) use of surnames was tolerated, commoners without public functions were prohibited from public use of surnames. In the Meiji period (1868-1912), on the other hand, the government enforced the universal registry of surnames to conform with its policy of universal conscription, education, taxation and the postal service. The book will be of particular interest to students of Japan and Japanese nomenclature. It will also appeal to the general reader drawn to learning more about Japan by looking at its history, religion and culture through the names of its people.
Author: Noriko Asato Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1598848437 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 491
Book Description
An indispensable tool for librarians who do reference or collection management, this work is a pioneering offering of expertly selected print and electronic reference tools for East Asian Studies (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean). Handbook for Asian Studies Specialists: A Guide to Research Materials and Collection Building Tools is the first work to cover reference works for the main Asian area languages of China, Japan, and Korea. Several leading Asian Studies librarians have contributed their many decades of experience to create a resource that gathers major reference titles—both print and online—that would be useful to today's Asian Studies librarian. Organized by language group, it offers useful information on the many subscription-based and open-source electronic tools relevant to Asian Studies. This book will serve as an essential resource for reference collections at academic libraries. Previously published bibliographies on materials deal with China or Japan or Korea, but none have coalesced information on all three countries into one work, or are written in English. And unlike the other resources available, this work provides the insight needed for librarians to make informed collection management decisions and reference selections.
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Author: Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Author: Herbert E. Plutschow
Author: Noriko Asato