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The Japanese Spirit in Treasures (set of 2 Volumes)

(japan) Hiroshi Hasegawa

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The author has long taken European culture and thought as his research object. In the past 20 years, he has devoted himself to the study of Japanese culture and thought and traced the historical trajectory of its development. Finally, the results of his research were condensed into this work, titled "Japanese Spiritual History." As a Hegelian researcher, the author starts with "What is spirit?": "If I have to define it, man coexists with nature and exists in society, and his ability and state of survival is the so-called spirit." Thoughts as texts, as well as various cultures such as pottery, bronze statues, Buddhist statues, architecture, scrolls, gardens, etc. Are all examined in this book. They are all regarded as the spiritual history of Japan. This book can be said to be a fresh masterpiece that re-exposes what Japan is. The ruins of Sannai Maruyama, "Kojiki", "Man'yoshu", "Pillow", the thoughts of samurai, Buddhism, Confucianism, Genroku culture, Ukiyo-e, etc., From the Jomon period to the end of the Edo period, from the middle ages to the modern times, the Japanese spirit gradually showed a trend of diversification and moved towards the modern era. The author disdains awkward and difficult expressions, and his writing style is smooth and easy to understand from beginning to end, vividly showing the dynamic development process of the Japanese spirit.