ISBN:
9780415056090
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (224 p)
Series Statement:
Nissan Institute / Routledge Japanese Studies
Series Statement:
Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Parallel Title:
Print version JAPANESE NUMBERS GAME
DDC:
306.45
Keywords:
Japan ; Civilization ; 1945-
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Japan ; Social life and customs
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Numerals ; Folklore
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Symbolism in folklore ; Japan
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Symbolism of numbers ; Japan
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
An almost obsessional use of numbers characterizes Japanese popular culture. A wide variety of numerical formulae and strategies provide the means for explaining events and solving problems occurring in everyday life. These include such matters as the choice of the name for a child, ranking in almost any game or sport, the diagnosis and cure of illness or the decision to accept a new job. This text provides a general study of the field of Japanese popular numeracy. It introduces the reader to a world of numbers in which fortune-telling, the abacus and games involving numbers, as well as curiou
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; The Japanese numbers game: The use and understanding of numbers in modern Japan; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; General editor's preface; Preface; 1 The numerical paradox; 2 Numbers in the written and spoken language; 3 Alternative number systems; 4 The culture of numbers; 5 What's in a Japanese name?; 6 Fortune-telling; 7 Time; 8 The spatial world of numbers; 9 The Japanese abacus; 10 Games-ancient and modern; 11 The ecology of numbers-past and present; Notes; References; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
