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Japan : a documentary history. Volume I, The dawn of history to the late Tokugawa period /
An updated edition of David Lu's acclaimed ""Sources of Japanese History"", this two volume book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan's mythological beginnings through 1995. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Note on Japanese and Chinese Names and Terms; I. Dawn of Japanese History; Power contest between Sun Goddess and Susano-o; Coming of age in ancient Japan; Emperor Jimmu's conquest of the East; Japan in the Wei dynastic history; The legend of Prince Yamototakeru; Early Shintō rituals from the Engishiki; II. The Impact of Chinese Civilization; The regency of Prince Shōtolru; The Taika reforms; Law and administration under the Taihō-Yōrō code; History as a means of solidifying the imperial power.
- Songs of myriad leavesBuddhism as protector of the nation; III. The Early Heian Period; The lotus of the wonderful law; Kūkai's view of the superiority of Buddhism; Ennin's search for the law; Confucian view of Buddhism; Fixation with China; Life of the nobility; Tales of the common man; IV. Rise of Feudal Institutions; Public vs. private ownership of land; Growth of shōen; Organization of shōen; Rise of the warrior class; Rule by the Kamakura Shogunate; V. Kamakura Buddhism; Salvation through nembutsu; Hōnen and the founding of the Jōdo sect; Shinran and dependence on Amida's pure grace.
- Dōgen and the meaning of ZenLotus, Buddha, and nationalism; VI. The Development of Feudal Institutions through the Muromachi Period; Jitō's encroachment upon shōen; Tokusei-forgiving of debts; Criticism of Kemmu Restoration; Ashikaga Takauji's rise to Power; Shugo as domanial lords; Agricultural development and village community; Rise of a money economy; Development of ichi and za; The Sōryō system and primogeniture; VII. From Civil Wars to Unification; Denial of traditional authority; Sengoku daimyō as domanial lords; Oda Nobunaga's road toward unification; Unification by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
- Japan's Christian centuryVIII. Tokugawa: Era of Peace; Control of vassals; Methods of rural control; Control of the urban areas; Control of Buddhist temples; Closing of the country; Growth of commerce; Managing the economy; Commerce as a calling; IX. Intellectual Currents in Tokugawa Japan; Variety of Tokugawa Confucianism; Confucianism and political action; Confucian justice; Education of the young; Death and a samurai; Knowledge of the West; National learning and Shintō revival; Appendices; Appendix (1) Weights and Measures-Metric and U.S. Equivalents.
- Appendix (2) Glossary of Japanese TermsAppendix (3) Chronology of Japanese History; Appendix (4) Administrative Map of Japan; Index.