00000cam a22000004a 4500 UP-8027390931316278797 Buklod 20260210144217.0 a r |||| u| ta 160418s2015 xx m r a000 0|eng d 9784924971400 4924971405 (iLib)UPMIN-00009427836 LWU LWU OCLCO OCLCF MAC OSU UtOrBLW DS821 H4285 2015 Higuchi, Kazunori 1959- Holy foolery in the life of Japan a historical overview Higuchi Kazunori ; translated by Waku Miller. 1st English ed. Tokyo International House of Japan 2015. xxiii, 219 p. ill. 24 cm. LTCB international library selection no. 37. At head of title: LTCB International Library Trust/International House of Japan. Translation of: Warai no Nihon bunka : "oko no mono" wa doko e kieta no ka? Includes index. The Origins of Laughter -- The Gods, Laughter, and the Japanese -- Divine Mysteries -- Laughter amid the Evolution of Communities -- Urbanization and Modernization -- Globalization -- Eminent Interpreters of Foolery -- Natural Disasters and Transcendent Laughter. "On the following pages, we will retrace the origins and evolution of holy foolery in Japan. We will witness its near extinguishment through the process of modernization and globalization. We will see why Japan needs holy foolery more than ever. And we will identify contemporary traces that suggest a basis for optimism about laughter's possible resurgence." from inside jacket cover. Japan Foundation Gift & Donation May 3, 2017 SC-JF-gd3784 Main Library Laughter Japan History. Laughter in literature. Japan Civilization. History. Miller, Waku. LTCB International Library Trust. Kokusai Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan). LTCB international library selection no. 37. FO UPMIN UPMIN-MAIN DS821 .H4285 2015 Book