Description: Introduction: From "The Beautiful" to "The Dubious": Japanese Traditionalism, Modernism, Postmodernism Steven Heine And Charles Wei-Hsun Fu Acknowledgments 1. Derrida and the Decentered Universe of Ch'an/ZenBuddhism Steve Odin 2. Ie-ism ("Sacred Familism") and the Discourseof Postmodernism in Relation to Nativism/Nationalism/Nihonism Steven Heine 3. Intervals (Ma) in Space and Time: Foundations for a Religio-Aesthetic Paradigm in Japan Richard B. Pilgrim 4. Lyricism and Intertextuality: An Approach toShunzei's Poetics Haruo Shirane 5. A Methodological Examination of the"Post-Confucian Thesis" in Relation to Japanese (and Chinese) Economic Development Charles Wei-Hsun Fu 6. The Murky Mirror: Women and Sexual Ethics as Reflected in Japanese Cinema Sandra A. Wawrytko 7. The Intertextual Fabric of Narratives by Enchi Fumiko S. Yumiko Hulvey 8. Tradition, Textuality, and the Trans-lation of Philosophy: The Case of Japan John C. Maraldo 9. The Kyoto School and Reverse Orientalism Bernard Faure 10. Tradition Beyond Modernity: Nishitani's Response to the Twentieth Century Dale S. Wright 11. Critical Reflections on the Traditional Japanese View of Truth Masao Abe 12. Japan, the Dubious, and Myself Kenzaburo Oe Contributors Index

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