著者

松本 勝邦

出版者

明治大学

雑誌

明治大学科学技術研究所紀要 (ISSN:03864944)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.36, pp.165-188, 1997

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In this papaer, discuss traditional boundary markers in Japan. They are not always physical barriers, but sometimes are symbolic. In other words, they tend to symbilize metaphysical segmentations of social space or social time in the minds of the people. Without understanding of their hidden meanings and realizing their invisible separations of categories, most of them may lose their effectiveness and significance as boundary markers. This could be a key towards understanding the fundamental structure of Japanese culture.