Knowledge and Arts on the Move: Transformation of the self-aware image through East-west encounters

Knowledge and Arts on the Move: Transformation of the self-aware image through East-west encounters
ISBN-10
8869772136
ISBN-13
9788869772139
Category
Literary Criticism
Language
English
Published
2019-02-01T00:00:00+01:00
Publisher
Mimesis
Authors
Christopher Craig, Enrico Fongaro, Akihiro Ozaki

Description

East and West have long stood as towering edifices dividing history and the world into separate spheres. In fact, the two poles have not only shared a multitude of connections over the centuries, they have also played essential roles in shaping the identities of their oppositional others. Cultural exchange, mutual imaginings, and other forms of interaction have contributed to both the creation of an exotic other and a framing and definition of the self. The essays in this collection explore the creation and transformation of self image through the encounter between East and West from a variety of disciplinary approaches. Scholars from Japan and Europe apply methodologies and concerns from history, literature, art history, aesthetics, sociology, political science, law, and anthropology to issues of identity formation and transformation at the nexus of East Asia and Europe.

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