Sex and the Japanese

The Sensual Side of Japan

Boye Lafayette De Mente (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2006 | Original ed.
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
9780804838269 (ISBN)

Infos

From the days of concubines and geishas, sex and sexuality in Japan have been more openly discussed and available than in the West - due for the most part to Shinto, the native religion of Japan that recognizes, celebrates and respects the sensual side of life. This book provides a look at the changing concepts of sexuality in Japanese culture.

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"Sex and the Japanese" provides a broad look at the changing concepts of sexuality in Japanese culture. From the days of concubines and geishas to the present, sex and sexuality in Japan have been more openly discussed and available than in the West - due for the most part to Shinto, the native religion of Japan that recognizes, celebrates and respects the sensual side of life.

Autor

Boye Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Japan, China, and Korea since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, student, trade journalist, editor, and author working out of Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is a graduate of Jochi University in Tokyo and The American Institute for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird: The School of Global Management). His 70-plus books include Japan's Cultural Code Words, Business Guide to Japan, and Japan Unmasked.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.12.2006
• Verlagsort: Boston
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
• ISBN-13: 9780804838269 / 9780804838269
• Zustand: Neuware