The Japanese numbers game : the use and understanding of numbers in modern Japan /

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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 almos...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Crump, Thomas
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Collection:Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series.
Sujets:
Since 1945
Symbolism in folklore > Japan.
Numerals > Folklore.
Symbolism of numbers > Japan.
Symbolisme dans le folklore > Japon.
Nombres > Folklore.
Symbolisme des nombres > Japon.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Civilization.
Manners and customs.
Numerals.
Symbolism in folklore.
Symbolism of numbers.
Japan > Civilization > 1945-
Japan > Social life and customs.
Japon > Civilisation > 1945-
Japon > Mœurs et coutumes.
Japan.
Numbers > Sociology
Japan
Electronic books.
Folklore.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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