Unique or universal? Japan and Its Contribution to World Civilization. Volume 1. 100 Years of Japanese Studies at the University of Warsaw (EBOOK)

The first volume of texts resulting from the international conference celebrating 100 years of Japanese Studies at the University of Warsaw opens with two texts paying homage to the history and tradition of researching Japan in Poland. In the subsequent chapters researchers specializing in the field of Japanese studies discuss the uniqueness or universality of Japanese philosophy, history, aesthetics, and visual arts, reflecting on Japan’s contribution to world civilization in relation to the globalizing world of blurred boundaries.

The publication is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Poland license (CC BY 3.0 PL) (full license available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode).

Keywords: Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese literature.

All texts collected in this volume are characterized by the originality of the subject and the reliability of the presentation of the entire argument. As their themes significantly vary, it should be acknowledged that the authors’ achievements are representative for various fields of contemporary Japanese studies. The publication, therefore, has great research merits.
From Professor Romuald Huszcza’s review

Undoubtedly, the texts collected in this monograph make a valuable contribution to research on Japanese culture, and the international team of authors provides a diverse view on philosophical, historical, art, literary, theatre and film phenomena, which enables the readers to learn about original perspectives on well-known themes as well as immerse themselves in the issues less present in humanistic reflection.
From Professor Krzysztof Loska’s review

Wakui Yōko, https://orcid.org/
‘Binal-Relationship’ and ‘Mono no Aware’ in Mori Arimasa
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.115-132

Ewa Pałasz-Rutkowska, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-7032
100 Years of Japanese Studies at the University of Warsaw
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.23-50

Iwona Kordzińska-Nawrocka, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5305-3290
History of Japanese Studies at the University of Warsaw. A Gallery
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.51-60

Inaga Shigemi, https://orcid.org/
How to Measure ‘Unique’ or ‘Universal’? Comparison in Crisis or Crisis in Comparison
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.71-92

Beata Kubiak Ho-Chi, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1162-7469
Jędrzej Greń , https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2782-3261
Introduction
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.15-22

Agnieszka Kozyra, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7977-7987
Nishida Kitarō on the Uniqueness of Japanese Culture – the Problem of Logic and Scientific Spirit
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.93-114

Svitlana Rybalko, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5873-2421
Nomura Chieko, https://orcid.org/
Ōshima and Ogasawara of the 1920s in Works of Ukrainian Artists: Experience of Cultural Dialogue
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.174-206

Okazaki Tsuneo, https://orcid.org/
The History of Developing Japanese Language Education. The Case of Japanology at the University of Warsaw
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.61-70

Yamanashi Makiko, https://orcid.org/
The Universal Appeal of the Japanese Concept of Ma
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.153-173

Jędrzej Greń, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2782-3261
Unique Customs of Universal Meaning – Japanese Etiquette and the English East India Company (1613–1623)
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.133-152

Aleksandra Görlich, https://orcid.org/
Yokohama-e, or Prints from Yokohama, as Images of the Westernizing World
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323562245.pp.207-232