| Title: | Japanese Practices and Lore in James Clavell’s Shōgun |
| Author: | Alexandra Roxana Mărginean |
| Publication: | Language and Literature – European Landmarks of Identity, 15, p. 172 |
| p-ISSN: | 1843-1577 |
| Publisher: | Universitatea din Pitești |
| Place: | Pitești |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | The confluence in James Clavell’s Shōgun is between medieval times and legacy, on the one hand, and modernity and change, on the other. This paper first depicts the initial assumptions the narrator Blackthorne starts with in the onerous context in which he finds himself, assessing the culture shock that us as Europeans have in the face of some Japanese actions and practices. Then, as we move along, we explain the way gruesome appearances may be/are contradicted upon a more thorough analysis of the rationale behind certain habits and way of thinking. The aim is to reach, with the presentation of Japanese specificity, the idea that not only is spirituality present in Japanese mentality and acts, but it is also paramount. Despite the initial impression that cruelty and heartlessness characterize the Japanese, an understanding of their identity helps the reader discover in them a type of spirituality that can be deemed as more pervasive and applied in everyday life than in European communities. |
| Key words: | identity, stereotype, otherness |
| Language: | English |
| Links: |  pdf |
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