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Body To Body Transmission: The Copying Tradition Of Kagura / Irit Averbuch -- A Spectrum Of Copies: Ritual Puppetry In Japan / Jane Marie Law -- Copying In Japanese Magazines: Unashamed Copiers / Keiko Clarence-smith -- The Originality Of The 'copy': Mimesis And Subversion In Hanegawa Tôei's Chôsenjin Ukie -- Copy To Convert: Jesuits' Missionary Practice In Japan / Alexandra Curvelo -- Back To The Fundamentals: 'reproducing' Rikyû And Chôjirô In Japanese Tea Culture / Morgan Pitelka -- An Investigation Of The Conditions Of Literary Borrowings In Late Heian And Early Kamakura Japan / Rein Raud -- Chinese Calligraphic Models In Heian Japan: Copying Practices And Stylistic Transmission / John T. Carpenter -- Beyond Mimesis: Japanese Architectural Models At The Vienna Exhibition And 1910 Japan British Exhibition / William H. Coaldrake -- Copying Kyoto: The Legitimacy Of Imitation In Kyoto's Townscape Debate / Christoph Brumann -- Copying Cars: Forgotten Licensing Agreements / Chris Madeley -- Hungry Visions: The Material Life Of Japanese Food Samples / Rupert Cox. Edited By Rupert Cox. Outgrowth Of A Conference, The History And Practice Of Copying In Japan, Which Was Held In September 2001 At Oxford Brookes University. Series Numbered Retrospectively. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This collection investigates the cultural, historical, and social significance of copying practices in Japan, challenging Western notions of originality and authenticity. Edited by Rupert Cox, the volume compiles research from a 2001 conference at Oxford Brookes University to examine how imitation functions as a legitimate method of transmission, innovation, and subversion across various Japanese disciplines. The contributors utilize diverse case studies to argue that the act of copying is not merely derivative but a foundational element of Japanese artistic, religious, and industrial development.
What You Will Find
Scholars and researchers frequently cite this volume as a foundational interdisciplinary text for understanding the nuances of Japanese cultural reproduction. Experts highlight the breadth of the case studies, noting that the academic prose provides a rigorous framework for analyzing non-Western concepts of authorship and intellectual property.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203609778
ISBN-13:
9780203609774
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