Secrecy in japanese arts: “secret transmission†as a mode of knowledge
Auteur :
Morinaga, M.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349528912
Date de publication :
2 déc. 2015
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Exploring the Japanese tradition of hidden (or the secret transmission of) knowledge within a closed and often hereditary group, the author investigates how esoteric practices function, how people make meaning of their practices, and how this form of esotericism survived into the modern age.