Heian Japan
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Heian Japan
(The Cambridge history of Japan / general editors, John W. Hall ... [et al.], v. 2)
Cambridge University Press, 1999
Available at 188 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 711-739) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of the Heian period, the golden age of the Japanese imperial court, in any Western language. From Heian-kyo, founded in 794, the Japanese emperor ruled over an elaborate government modelled on China's absolute monarchy. Ambassadors to the T'ang court and students studying in China brought back laws, ideas, Buddhism, temple architecture, sculpture, and wall-painting. Chinese influences blended with native Japanese elements in courtly painting, calligraphy, poetry and prose. The world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, was completed about 1020. In 1185 the elegant and peaceful world of the court was shattered by the struggle of the Taira and Minamoto warrior clans, who usurped real political power and left the emperor with a symbolic, legitimizing role. Contributors to this volume emphasize political history, the land system, provincial administration, the capital and its society, aristocratic culture, and the acceptance of Buddhism and popular religious practices.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Heian court, 794-1070 William H. McCullough
- 2. The capital and its society William H. McCullough
- 3. Land and society Dana Morris
- 4. Provincial administration and land tenure in Early Heian Cornelius J. Kiley
- 5. Chinese learning and intellectual life Marian Ury
- 6. Aristocratic culture Helen Craig McCullough
- 7. Aristocratic Buddhism Stanley Weinstein
- 8. Religious practices Allan G. Grapard
- 9. Insei G. Cameron Hurst III
- 10. The rise of the warriors Rizo Takeuchi.
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