DOAJ
Open Access
2017
Semiotics of Otherness in Japanese Mythology
Yoshiko Okuyama
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This article examines the tropes of "otherness" embedded in Japanese myths and legends in which the protagonist has a physical or intellectual disability to uncover the sociohistorical attitudes toward such people in Japan. Using the theory of semiotics, I will explicate the narrative signifiers of "the Other" represented in Japanese mythology; examine the binary perceptions of disability in ancient myths, medieval literature, and latter-day folklore in Japan; and demonstrate how perceptions have changed historically. I argue that some of these antique perceptions of the Other that have survived in contemporary Japanese consciousness may be hampering our effort to understand human variation.
Topik & Kata Kunci
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Yoshiko Okuyama
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Informasi Jurnal
- Tahun Terbit
- 2017
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- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.18061/dsq.v37i1.5380
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- Open Access ✓