The Empire of Signs: Semiotic essays on Japanese culture

Author:   Yoshihiko Ikegami (University of Tokyo)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   8
ISBN:  

9789027232786


Pages:   333
Publication Date:   19 April 1991
Format:   Hardback
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The Empire of Signs: Semiotic essays on Japanese culture


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Like Roland Barthes' well-known book, L’Empire des signes, from which the title of the present collection is taken, this volume contains essays dealing with certain aspects of Japanese culture.

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Author:   Yoshihiko Ikegami (University of Tokyo)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9789027232786


ISBN 10:   9027232784
Pages:   333
Publication Date:   19 April 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Semiotics and Culture (by Ikegami, Yoshihiko); 2. The Notion of the Sign in Japanese Tradition (by Toyama, Tomonori); 3. Creative Interpretation of the Text and the Japanese Mentality (by Arima, Michiko); 4. Characters that Represent, Reflect, and Translate Culture in the Context of the Revolution in Modern Art (by Mukai, Shutaro); 5. The Images of Japanese Landscapes: A Typological Approach (by Higuchi, Tadahiko); 6. Semiosis in Architecture: A Systemic Analysis of the Traditional Towntextures in Japan (by Monnai, Teruyuki); 7. Intertextuality in Japanese Traditional Music (by Tokumaru, Yoshihiko); 8. The Forbidden Chamber Motif in a Japanese Fairy Tale (by Kawai, Hayao); 9. Aspects of Japanese Nonverbal Behavior in Relation to Traditional Culture (by Tohyama, Yasuko); 10. Cosmological Dimension of the Japanese Theater (by Yamaguchi, Masao); 11. Literary Semiotics of Suburban Houses (by Kawasaki, Toshihiko); 12. The Ghost Trio: Beckett, Yeats, and Noh (by Takahashi, Yasunari); 13. A Semiotic Approach to the Role of Paritta in the Buddhist Ritual (by Aoki, Tamotsu); 14. Do-language and Become-language : Two Contrasting Types of Linguistic Representation (by Ikegami, Yoshihiko); 15. Index

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