Government by Mourning : Death and Political Integration in Japan, 1603-1912 /

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"Hirai reveals how the decrees on mourning played an important integrative part in the Tokugawa period through not only its comprehensive implementation, especially among major political figures, but also its codification of the religious beliefs and customs that the Japanese people had cherish...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hirai, Atsuko (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Japonés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center and distributed by Harvard University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Honʼyaku iin shachū > Japan
Lagar > historia.
Politik > historia.
Döden.
Trauerritual
Legitimität
Bereavement > Social aspects.
Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies.
Politics and government.
Shinto funeral rites and ceremonies.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Funerailles > Rites et ceremonies bouddhiques > Japon.
Funerailles > Rites et ceremonies shintō > Japon.
Deuil > Aspect social > Japon.
Deuil > Aspect politique > Japon.
Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies > Japan.
Shinto funeral rites and ceremonies > Japan.
Bereavement > Social aspects > Japan.
Bereavement > Political aspects > Japan.
Japan.
Japon > Politique et gouvernement > 1868-1912.
Japon > Politique et gouvernement > 1600-1868.
Japan > Politics and government > 1868-1912.
Japan > Politics and government > 1600-1868.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Hirai reveals how the decrees on mourning played an important integrative part in the Tokugawa period through not only its comprehensive implementation, especially among major political figures, but also its codification of the religious beliefs and customs that the Japanese people had cherished for innumerable generations"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (464 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781684175239

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