Self as image in Asian theory and practice / edited by Roger T. Ames with Thomas P. Kasulis and Wimal Dissanayake.

Most of these essays were originally presented at seminars held at the East-West Center in Honolulu.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Some Preliminary Observations -- Introduction to Part One / Wimal Dissanayake -- Symbolic Expressions and the Self / Arthur C. Danto -- Self as Image in Chinese Theory and Practice -- Introduction to Part Two / Roger T. Ames -- Figures of Identity: Topoi and the Gendered Subject in Chinese Art / Stephen J. Goldberg -- Construction and Insertion of the Self in Song and Yuan Painting / John Hay -- Stylization and Invention: The Burden of Self-Expression in The Scholars / Martin W. Huang -- Unseen Lives: The Emotions of Everyday Existence Mirrored in Chinese Popular Poetry of the Mid-Seventeenth to the Mid-Nineteenth Century / Mark Elvin -- The Self in Transition: Moral Dilemma in Modern Chinese Drama / Kwok-kan Tam, Terry Siu-han Yip -- Self as Image in Indian Theory and Practice -- Introduction to Part Three / Wimal Dissanayake -- Self as Image in the Nature Poetry of Kalidasa and Du Fu / Wimal Dissanayake -- Late Colonial and Postcolonial Selves in Hindu and Marathi Poetry / Vinay Dharwadker -- Communal Self and Cultural Imagery: The Katha Performance Tradition in South India / Gayathri Rajapur Kassebaum -- Carving a Self: Feminist Consciousness, the Family, and the Socialization Process: A Study of Ashapurna Devi's Trilogy / Shivani Banerjee Chakravorty -- Satyajit Ray's Secret Guide to Exquisite Murder: Creativity, Social Criticism, and the Partitioning of the Self / Ashis Nandy -- Self as Image in Japanese Theory and Practice -- Introduction to Part Four / Thomas P. Kasulis.

"This is the third in a series dealing with the concept of self and its importance in understanding Chinese, Japanese, and Indian cultures. The authors examine the relationship between self and image and its significance in attaining a deeper knowledge of Chinese, Japanese, and Indian cultures." "By examining both classical and contemporary works associated with China, India, and Japan, the authors seek, on the one hand, to demonstrate the intricate relationship between self and image and, on the other, to make use of that relationship to further our understanding of these cultures."--BOOK JACKET.