Enfolding silence: the transformation of Japanese American religion and art under oppression

Japanese Americans have developed complex silences in response to social and religious marginalization. Utilizing histories and ethnographies of Japanese American arts - gardening, origami, jazz, and monuments - 'Enfolding Silence' uncovers silences that are mixtures of silences from relig...

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Main Author: Esaki, Brett J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:American Academy of Religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Japanese / Marginal group / Racism / Religion / Art
Further subjects:B Arts, Japanese United States History
B Japanese Americans Intellectual life
B Silence Social aspects United States History
B Social Change United States History
B Marginality, Social United States History
B Arts and society United States History
B Japanese Americans Social conditions
B Japanese Americans Religion
B Racism United States History
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Summary:Japanese Americans have developed complex silences in response to social and religious marginalization. Utilizing histories and ethnographies of Japanese American arts - gardening, origami, jazz, and monuments - 'Enfolding Silence' uncovers silences that are mixtures of silences from religion, art, and oppression.
ISBN:0190251352
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190251420.001.0001