Стать японцем. Топография тела и его приключения.

M. : ООО "Лингвистика", 2024.

Meshcheryakov A.

The book by the researcher of Japanese history and culture Alexander Nikolaevich Meshcheryakov is the first comprehensive study in world Japanese studies of the history of the Japanese attitude to their body. The author answers the questions: what did the Japanese think about their body, why did they need it and to whom did it belong; what did the Japanese wear and why did they undress; what did they nourish the body with; why did they believe that one should live long; how did they imagine the European body; what were the Japanese embarrassed about and what were they proud of; how did the Japanese treat themselves and how did they toughen themselves up; how did ideas about the body influence the course of history; what role did they play in preserving national identity, etc. The publication is addressed to those studying the Japanese language and culture.

Keywords: Япония, Japan, телесная культура, body culture

Publication based on the results of: From Antiquity to Modernity: epistemology and conceptualization of the development of the material and spiritual cultures of the East (2024)