Introduction. Updating tradition in twenty-first century Japan
The term “tradition” and its use raise a number of discursive, dialectical or even epistemological issues. Unlike in academia, where it is rarely employed other than with a note of criticism or neutral detachment, it abounds in heritage, tourism, media, and political discourse. Serving at times to...
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Ebisu
2026
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| Shrnutí: | The term “tradition” and its use raise a number of discursive, dialectical or even epistemological issues. Unlike in academia, where it is rarely employed other than with a note of criticism or neutral detachment, it abounds in heritage, tourism, media, and political discourse. Serving at times to emphasize an unbroken history, at others to claim a kind of authenticity or promote a unique cultural heritage, it has multiple connotations whose contours are not always clear. In the case of Japa... |
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