Animism of Cherry Blossom and Nose Art: D. T. Suzuki and the American Spirit

By Takao Hagiwara.

Published by The International Journal of the Humanities

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D. T. Suzuki’s observations on the contrasting Japanese and American spirits, as expressed during WWII through the Japanese animism of the cherry blossom and the American "nose art" on bombers.

Keywords:	Animism, Nose Art, American Spirit, Japanese Sensibility, Zen, Soku-hi logic, Reisei (spirituality)

International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 2, Issue 1. Article: Electronic (PDF File; 157.633KB). Article: Print (Spiral Bound).

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