Ruth Fulton Benedict (1887–1948)
Auteur van The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture
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Born in New York City, American anthropologist Ruth Benedict was educated at Vassar College and at Columbia University (Ph.D 1923) where she as a student of Franz Boas. Benedict taught English literature before turning to the social sciences. For several years Benedict taught at Columbia, where she toon meer was made a professor in 1948. Most of Benedict's fieldwork was with American Indians, and the two books that brought her fame-Patterns of Culture (1934) and The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (1946)-are largely about cultures that she knew only secondhand. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a brilliant reconstruction of Japanese culture on the basis of wartime interviews with Japanese people who had been living in the United States for several decades, but it has been criticized for describing nearly dead patterns of Japanese social behavior. Benedict helped expand the scope of anthropology to include the importance of the role of culture. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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A tad dry sometimes, but nonetheless a very interesting read. I had trouble understanding Japanese stories in books and movies, but I think I'll be able to understand them a bit better.
Really good examination of Japanese values and character right after World War 2 ended. Makes it clear why they did not become vindictive.
I have read elsewhere that it has errors in terminology, etc., but it is still one of the best on Japan. It is a classic.
I have read elsewhere that it has errors in terminology, etc., but it is still one of the best on Japan. It is a classic.
This was a really interesting read, I learned a lot. But I wonder how accurate it is sixty years on?
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> [Japon]. LE CHRYSANTHÈME ET LE SABRE, par Ruth BENEDICT, Essai traduit de l’américain par Lise Mécréant 360 pages / 10,70 € / ISBN : 978-2-87730-234-0. — « Ce livre traite des habitudes qui paraissent naturelles et que nul ne songerait à remettre en cause au Japon. Il traite des situations où tout Japonais peut compter sur la courtoisie et de celles où il éprouve de l’embarras, de ce qu’il exige de lui-même. » On y parle des règles de hiérarchie, de bienséance, de l’éducation des enfants, de morale sexuelle, de politique économique…
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