Nature, disaster and animism in Japan : anima philosophica / edited by Ishii Miho and Fujihara Tatsushi.

Other author Miho, Ishii, editor.
Other author Tatsushi, Fujihara, editor.
Format Book
PublicationLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
Copyright Date©2026
Descriptionxiii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : towards a novel philosophy of life / Ishii Miho and Fujihara Tatsushi -- Symbolism of "the sea" in Tomiyama Taeko's art / Manabe Yuko -- Science fiction films and the repose of souls : narratives and images of government, scientists, media, and citizens, in first Godzilla and Shin Godzilla / Arai Takashi -- The whereabouts of reality in motion : soul-summoning rites during WWII, and mourning practices in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami / Ishii Miho -- The Forest of Mandala : Minakata Kumagusu's environmental movement / Karasawa Taisuke -- Animism of discarded things : why Mottainai ghosts and Apaches appeared in modern Japan / Fujihara Tatsushi -- The reimagined capitalist nation-state and popular ethics : humanizing and dehumanizing demarcations in the Minamata mercury-pollution patients' movement / Matsumura Keiichiro -- After the great flood : Minuma Tambo and the returning dragon : the recurring appearance of the dragon deity / Inose Kohei -- Paradise lost : Miyawaki Akira, Ōta Ryū, and the environmentalist movement on the fringe of the Japanese New Left / Till Knaudt -- The fate of the place : Japanese experience of place from modernity to the current ecological crisis / Shinohara Masatake -- The charisma of mushrooms : science as adventure in entangled life / Satsuka Shiho -- Waves breaking, palanquins creaking : crafting a temporality of life on the edge of the surf / Kimura Shuhei.
Abstract "This open access book investigates problems in modern Japan, such as pollution, nuclear accidents, and environmental destruction. Through this, the book reconsider the works of thinkers such as Minakata Kumagusu and Nishida Kitaro. They also consider animistic thoughts and practices that can link humans and nature in Japan, creating a philosophy of life-anima philosophica. Contibuting to recent academic debates, the book analyzes the Minamata disease and the 2011 Earthquake and tsunami. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2025025029
ISBN9781350506848
ISBN1350506842 hardcover
ISBN9781350506886 paperback
ISBN1350506885 paperback
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic publication

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