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The God Susanoo and Korea in Japan’s Cultural Memory

The God Susanoo and Korea in Japan’s Cultural Memory

1.139 kr.

1.139 kr.

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Produktbeskrivelse

This book discusses how ancient Japanese mythology was utilized during the colonial period to justify the annexation of Korea to Japan, with special focus on the god Susanoo. Described as an ambivalent figure and wanderer between the worlds, Susanoo served as a foil to set off the sun goddess, who played an important role in the modern construction of a Japanese national identity.

Susanoo inhabited a sinister otherworld, which came to be associated with colonial Korea. Imperialist ideologues were able to build on these interpretations of the Susanoo myth to depict Korea as a dreary realm at the margin of the Japanese empire that made the imperial metropole shine all the more brightly. At the same time, Susanoo was identified as the ancestor of the Korean people. Thus, the colonial subjects were ideologically incorporated into the homogeneous Japanese “family state.”

The book situates Susanoo in Japan’s cultural memory and shows how the deity, while being repeatedly transformed in order to meet the religious and ideological needs of the day, continued to symbolize the margin of Japan.

Varenr.

82995552-0474-4802-9401-19e78f8a5e9b

Funktioner

Sprogversion

Engelsk

Bogomslagstype

Indbundet

Antal sider

256 Sider

Foreslået køn

Ethvert køn

Skrevet af

David Weiss (Author)

Udgiver

Bloomsbury Publishing

Udgivelsesdato

13/01/2022

Versionstype

Første udgave

International standard bookingnummer (ISBN)

9781350271180

Vægt & størrelser

Bredde

234 mm

Højde

156 mm

The God Susanoo and Korea in Japan’s Cultural Memory

1.139 kr.

1.139 kr.

Tidligere laveste pris:

1.119 kr.

På lager

Ons., 9 apr. - tirs., 15 apr.


Sikker betaling

14 dages åbent køb


Sælges og leveres af

Adlibris