Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. A Note to the Reader xv
6. PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
7. 1. Theoretical Setting 1
8. 2. The Monkey as Metaphor for the Japanese 20
9. PART TWO MEANINGS THROUGH HISTORY
10. 3. The Monkey in Japanese Culture: Historical Transformations of Its Meaning 39
11. 4. The Special Status People in Japanese Society: Historical Transformations of Their Meaning 75
12. 5. The Monkey Performance: Historical Transformations of Its Meaning 101
13. 6. The Monkey and the Special Status People in the Reflexive Structure of the Japanese 128
14. PART THREE BASIC STRUCTURE, PROCESSUAL-CONTEXTUAL STRUCTURE, AND MULTIPLE STRUCTURES OF MEANING
15. 7. The Monkey Performance of the Late Medieval Period 161
16. 8. The Monkey Performance in Contemporary Japan 183
17. PART FOUR FROM THE MEDIATING MONKEY TO THE REFLEXIVE MONKEY: HISTORICAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND RITUAL STRUCTURE
18. 9. Structures of Meaning in History, Myth, and Ritual 207
19. References 241
20. Index 261