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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_1031
dc.contributor.author	Fievé Nicolas
dc.title	A Critical History of Japanese Housing from the Perspective of the Human-Nature Relationship
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	The history of elite housing from ancient times onwards was based on a concept of space in which man was an integral part of his natural surroundings. This conception of space derives from the symbiosis between ‘architecture’ and ‘garden’ and is inherent to the long and rich tradition of Japanese and Sino-Japanese thought fed by myths, legends and sacred beliefs, from primitive Shinto cults to the influence of Indian thought through Buddhism imported via China, not to mention the major influence of Taoist concepts of the universe from the Heian period on. These successive influences never put into question the fundamental relationship between man and nature but, on the contrary, gave it new substance, and left their mark on all forms of social expression including architecture, art, the sacred, and mythology. Japanese architecture has always reflected the fundamental relationship between man and nature, which is why the various archetypes of Japanese dwellings from ancient to pre-modern times rely on the intrinsic relationship between architecture and garden.
dc.relation.ispartof	Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
dc.relation.ispartof	Arts and Literature
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2018-11-07
dc.dateAccepted	2016-11-12
dc.dateSubmitted	2016-10-03
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-289-5/a-critical-history-of-japanese-housing-from-the-pe/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-264-2/001
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8976
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9395
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-289-5
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-264-2
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Garden
dc.subject	Garden
dc.subject	Housing
dc.subject	Housing
dc.subject	Landscape
dc.subject	Landscape
dc.subject	Natural environment
dc.subject	Natural environment
dc.subject	Nature
dc.subject	Nature

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A Critical History of Japanese Housing from the Perspective of the Human-Nature Relationship

Nicolas Fievé école des hautes études

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The history of elite housing from ancient times onwards was based on a concept of space in which man was an integral part of his natural surroundings. This conception of space derives from the symbiosis between ‘architecture’ and ‘garden’ and is inherent to the long and rich tradition of Japanese and Sino-Japanese thought fed by myths, legends and sacred beliefs, from primitive Shinto cults to the influence of Indian thought through Buddhism imported via China, not to mention the major influence of Taoist concepts of the universe from the Heian period on. These successive influences never put into question the fundamental relationship between man and nature but, on the contrary, gave it new substance, and left their mark on all forms of social expression including architecture, art, the sacred, and mythology. Japanese architecture has always reflected the fundamental relationship between man and nature, which is why the various archetypes of Japanese dwellings from ancient to pre-modern times rely on the intrinsic relationship between architecture and garden.

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Nov. 7, 2018

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Nov. 12, 2016

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Oct. 3, 2016

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Keywords: Landscape • Garden • Natural environment • Housing • Nature

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