Emperor and Aristocracy in Japan, 1467-1680
Resilience and Renewal (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
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Word Count
113,000 words, Guess
Page Count
452 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveemperoraristocra0000butl
- ISBN-100674008510
- ISBN-139780674008519
- Goodreads5404265
- LibraryThing522231
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- Library of Congress Control Number2002024687
- OCLC Control Number49260732
- Better World Books9780674008519
- Open LibraryOL7670742M
Classifications
- LCCDS834.1 .B88 2002
- LCCDS834.1.B88 2002
Description
"Emperor and Aristocracy in Japan traces the fate of the imperial Japanese court from its lowest point during the turbulent, century-long sengoku, when the old society, built upon the strength and influence of the court, the priesthood, and a narrow warrior elite, was shaken to its foundations, to the Tokugawa era, when court culture displayed renewed vitality, and tea gatherings, flower arranging, and architecture flourished.". "In determining how the court managed to persist and survive, Butler looks into contemporary documents, diaries, and letters to reveal the court's internal politics and protocols, heirarchies, finances, and ceremonial observances. Emperor and courtiers adjusted to the prominence of the warrior elite, even as they held on to the idealogical advantages bestowed by birth, tradition, and culture. To this historical precedent the new wielders of power paid dutiful homage, ever mindful that ranks and titles, as well as the political blessing of the emperor, were advantageous marks of distinction."--BOOK JACKET.
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