Animism in Contemporary Japan: Voices for the Anthropocene from post-Fukushima Japan

By Shoko Yoneyama

The book explores animism through the lens of four prominent figures in Japan: film director Miyazaki Hayao, sociologist Tsurumi Kazuko, writer Ishimure Michiko, and Minamata fisherman-philosopher Ogata Masato. Taking a biographical approach, it illustrates how they came to the conclusion that animism can help humanity survive modernity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367582627
• ISBN13: 9780367582623
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"