Representations of "Japanese Nature": A Historical Overview

by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney

Book Overview

"Nature" as a concept and word is extremely elusive, yet it is commonly taken for granted that "the pristine nature" is "out there." This book explores the factors that have naturalized the idea of nature as "pristine" into our psyche, and as something that has a spatial, visual, and temporal dimension for "seasons". Much emphasis is given to the inhabitants demonstrating the dynamic characteristic of nature. As a study done over a long period...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1805398679
• ISBN13: 9781805398677
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 240 Pages