224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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An almost obsessional use of numbers characterizes Japanese popular culture. A wide variety of numerical formulae and strategies provide the means for explaining events and solving problems occurring in everyday life. These include such matters as the choice of the name for a child, ranking in almost any game or sport, the diagnosis and cure of illness or the decision to accept a new job. This... Read more
List of figures, List of tables, General editor’s preface, Preface, 1. The numerical paradox, 2. Numbers in the written and spoken language, 3. Alternative number systems, 4. The culture of numbers, 5. What’s in a Japanese name?, 6. Fortune-telling, 7. Time, 8. The spatial world of numbers, 9. The Japanese abacus, 10. Games—ancient and modern, 11. The ecology of numbers—past and present, Notes, References, Index
Biography
T Crump
