The Empire of Signs
Semiotic essays on Japanese culture
Editor
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.
[Foundations of Semiotics, 8] 1991. xii, 333 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Introduction: Semiotics and CultureYoshihiko Ikegami | p. 1
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The Notion of the Sign in Japanese TraditionTomonori Toyama | p. 25
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Creative Interpretation of the Text and the Japanese MentalityMichiko Arima | p. 33
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Characters that Represent, Reflect, and Translate Culture in the Context of the Revolution in Modern ArtShutaro Mukai | p. 57
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The Images of Japanese Landscapes: A Typological ApproachTadahiko Higuchi | p. 85
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Semiosis in Architecture: A Systemic Analysis of the Traditional Towntextures in JapanTeruyuki Monnai | p. 101
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Intertextuality in Japanese Traditional MusicYoshihiko Tokumaru | p. 139
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The Forbidden Chamber Motif in a Japanese Fairy TaleHayao Kawai | p. 157
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Aspects of Japanese Nonverbal Behavior in Relation to Traditional CultureYasuko Tohyama | p. 181
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Cosmological Dimension of the Japanese TheaterMasao Yamaguchi | p. 219
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Literary Semiotics of Suburban HousesToshihiko Kawasaki | p. 241
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The Ghost Trio: Beckett, Yeats, and NohYasunori Takahashi | p. 257
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A Semiotic Approach to the Role of Paritta in the Buddhist RitualTamotsu Aoki | p. 269
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Do-language and Become-language: Two Contrasting Types of Linguistic RepresentationYoshihiko Ikegami | p. 285
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Index | p. 327
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Subjects
Philosophy
Main BIC Subject
HP: Philosophy
Main BISAC Subject
PHI000000: PHILOSOPHY / General