Elena VOYTISHEK
   Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  , Faculty of Foreign Studies
   Position   Professor
Language Russian
Publication Date 2011/03
Type Book(s)
Title Game traditions in the spiritual culture of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea).
Contribution Type Single author
Journal TypeAnother Country
Publisher Novosibirsk State University Press: Novosibirsk
Total page number 355
Details The monograph examines and analyzes the gaming traditions and ancient entertainments of China, Korea and Japan in the historical, ethnographic, ethnolinguistic and cultural aspects. The work emphasizes the close interconnection of the playing traditions of the peoples of East Asia in the historical and cultural process. Ancient entertainments are considered not only in the context of classical literature, but also within the framework of the phenomenon of gaming behavior and intellectual rivalry.