36 Views of Mount Fuji – On Finding Myself in Japan Davidson Hardback
36 Views of Mount FujiOn Finding Myself in Japan\nAuthor(s): Cathy N. Davidson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Duke University Press, United States\nImprint: Duke University Press\nISBN-13: 9780822338604, 978-0822338604\nSynopsis\nIn 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-womens university. It was the first of many journeys and the beginning of a deep and abiding fascination. In this extraordinary book, Davidson depicts a series of intimate moments and small epiphanies that together make up a panoramic view of Japan. With wit, candor, and a lovers keen eye, she tells captivating stories-from that of a Buddhist funeral laden with ritual to an exhilarating evening spent touring the Floating World, the sensual demimonde in which salaryman meets geisha and the normal rules are suspended. On a remote island inhabited by one of the last matriarchal societies in the world, a disconcertingly down-to-earth priestess leads her to the heart of a sacred grove. A.
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