The world turned upside down : medieval Japanese society

書誌事項

The world turned upside down : medieval Japanese society

Pierre François Souyri ; translated by Käthe Roth

(Asia perspectives : history, society, and culture)

Columbia University Press, c2001

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

タイトル別名

Le monde à l'envers, la dynamique de la société médiévale (Histoire du Japon)

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注記

Originally published: [Paris] : Maisonneuve et Larose , c1998

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-261) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

In the late twelfth century, Japanese people called the transitional period in which they were living the "age of warriors." Feudal clans fought civil wars, and warriors from the Kanto Plain rose up to restore the military regime of their shogun, Yoritomo. The whole of this intermediary period came to represent a gap between two stable societies: the ancient period, dominated by the imperial court in Heian (today's Kyoto), and the modern period, dominated by the Tokugawa bakufu based in Edo (today's Tokyo). In this remarkable portrait of a complex period in the evolution of Japan, Pierre F. Souyri uses a wide variety of sources-ranging from legal and historical texts to artistic and literary examples-to form a magisterial overview of medieval Japanese society. As much at home discussing the implications of the morality and mentality of The Tale of the Heike as he is describing local disputes among minor vassals or the economic implications of the pirate trade, Souyri brilliantly illustrates the interconnected nature of medieval Japanese culture. The Middle Ages was a decisive time in Japan's history because it confirmed the country's national identity. New forms of cultural expression, such as poetry, theater, garden design, the tea ceremony, flower arranging, and illustrated scrolls, conveyed a unique sensibility-sometimes in opposition to the earlier Chinese models followed by the old nobility. The World Turned Upside Down provides an animated account of the religious, intellectual, and literary practices of medieval Japan in order to reveal the era's own notable cultural creativity and enormous economic potential.

目次

Chronology of Japanese History with Emphasis on the Middle Ages 1. The Curtain Rises 2. Social Dynamics in the Late Heian Period 3. The Crisis in the Late Twelfth Century War 4. Kamakura: The Warrior Regime 5. Kamakura: A Society of Questions 6. Kamakura: A Society in Transformation 7. The Second Middle Ages: The Turning Point of the Fourteenth Century 8. Warriors, Pirates, Peasants, and Priests 9. The Splendor and Misery of the Muromachi Century: The Culmination of the Ashikaga and the Development of Trade 10. The Splendor and Misery of the Muromachi Century: New Uprisings, New Culture 11. The Sengoku Period: Communes, Religious Leagues, and Neighborhood Associations 12. The Sengoku Period: Warlords Seeking Power Glossary of Japanese Words and Names

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA54241911
  • ISBN
    • 0231118422
    • 9780231118439
  • LCCN
    00066026
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 原本言語コード
    fre
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    xxiv, 280 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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