1st Edition
Animism in Contemporary Japan Voices for the Anthropocene from post-Fukushima Japan
By Shoko Yoneyama
Copyright 2019
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
262 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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‘Postmodern animism’ first emerged in grassroots Japan in the aftermath of mercury poisoning in Minamata and the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima. Fusing critiques of modernity with intangible cultural heritages, it represents a philosophy of the life-world, where nature is a manifestation of a dynamic life force where all life is interconnected. This new animism, it is argued, could inspire a... Read more
Introduction: A Theoretical Map Part I Animism as a Grassroots Response to a Socio-Ecological Disaster 1. Life-World 2. Stories of Soul Part II Inspiring Modernity with Animism 3. Animism for Sociological Imagination 4. Animating the Life-World Conclusion: Animism for New Modernity Epilogue
Biography
Shoko Yoneyama is a Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her key publications include The Japanese High School: Silence and Resistance (Routledge 1999).
