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

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"Japanese Americans developed complex silences in response to social and religious marginalization. Utilizing case studies and histories of Japanese American arts--gardening, origami, jazz, and monuments. Enfolding Silence employs interdisciplinary analysis to uncover 'non-binary silences&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Esaki, Brett J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:American Academy of Religion academy series.
Subjects:
Japanese Americans > Social conditions.
Japanese Americans > Intellectual life.
Japanese Americans > Religion.
Arts, Japanese > United States > History.
Silence > Social aspects > United States > History.
Marginality, Social > United States > History.
Social change > United States > History.
Arts and society > United States > History.
Racism > United States > History.
United States > Race relations > History.
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Summary:"Japanese Americans developed complex silences in response to social and religious marginalization. Utilizing case studies and histories of Japanese American arts--gardening, origami, jazz, and monuments. Enfolding Silence employs interdisciplinary analysis to uncover 'non-binary silences' that are mixtures of silences from religion, art, and oppression"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:viii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190251420
0190251425