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Author Daliot-Bul, Michal, author.

Title License to play : the ludic in Japanese culture / Michal Daliot-Bul
Published Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiv, 186 pages) : black and white illustrations
Contents The linguistic concept of "play" in Japanese -- Play as a formative element of culture -- The otherness of play -- The rules of the game, or, how to become the best player -- Creativity in play -- Contested meanings of play
Summary "Play is one of the most powerful cultural forces in contemporary Japan and in other late modern societies. In this notable contribution to our understanding of play, Michal Daliot-Bul explores the intricate and dynamic transformations of culture and play (asobi) in Japan. Along the way, she takes readers on a theoretically informed journey to better comprehend what makes play a significant cultural function, asking such questions as "How can we explain the dialectics between play as a biological instinct and play as a culturally specific activity? What defines the best player? How is creativity related to play? What is the difference between play and playfulness? Are some cultures more play-oriented than others, and if so, why?" Daliot-Bul argues that the cultural meaning of play and its influence on sociocultural life are not inherent properties of a fixed, universal behavior called play but rather are conditioned by changing cultural contexts and competing social ideologies. Spanning Japan's premodern period to the twenty-first century, the extent and expressions of play described in this book become thought-provoking lenses through which to view Japanese social dynamics and cultural complexities. As she approaches the post-industrialized 1970s in Japan, Daliot-Bul's narrative also explores urban consumer culture as a system for organizing daily life, the tension between institutional and contemporary popular cultures, the production of new gender identities, and the cultural construction of urban space."--Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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SUBJECT Honʼyaku iin shachū Japan gnd
Subject Play -- Japan -- History
Leisure -- Japan -- History
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
Leisure
Manners and customs
Play
Unterhaltung
Gesellschaftsleben
Lek -- historia.
Fritid -- historia.
Samhällsliv.
Traditioner.
Play -- Japan -- History.
Leisure -- Japan -- History.
SUBJECT Japan -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069579
Subject Japan
Japan -- Social life and customs.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0824847881
0824868994
9780824868994
9780824847883