Japanese Society Series - The Stripper Goddess of Japan

Shunsuke Tsurumi

• 20 februari 2025
• 9781920850142

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She is not afraid of the authorities. She saunters in, inviting laughter and liveliness. With an open mind, not with a weapon, she redefines the world and the nation. She is Ame no Uzume, the half-naked dancing Japanese goddess. The author, Tsurumi Shunsuke, is one of Japan' s leading postwar thinkers and philosophers. Noting that the contribution of women' s humor and laughter have not received much attention in past studies, this collection of essays is his attempt to depict the generous " women' s power" in classical Japanese mythology and history. Tsurumi writes freely about women' s humor and its destructive power, irony, boldness and cheekiness. He writes of nakedness, Japanese mixed bathing culture, the history of stripping and kabuki, which was started by a woman, interweaving humorous and fascinating tales with deep philosophical musing on human nature and behavior throughout.