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Book: An Iconography of Japanese Identity

Chapter: Theorizing cultural icons and collective identities

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.27374

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This chapter reviews the current understanding in identity theory, and drawing on the work in Japanese and cultural studies, identifies three types of linguistic resources for identity construction: Gemeinschaft that constructs a sense of community, Doxa that constructs shared values and Oracles that constructs shared histories.

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