| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 754 pages) : maps |
| Contents |
Introduction / Donald H. Shively and William H. McCullough -- The Heian court, 794-1070 / William H. McCullough -- The capital and its society / William H. McCullough -- Land and society / Dana Morris -- Provincial administration and land tenure in early Heian / Cornelius J. Kiley -- Chinese learning and intellectual life / Marian Ury -- Aristocratic culture / Helen Craig McCullough -- Aristocratic Buddhism / Stanley Weinstein -- Religious practices / Allan G. Grapard -- Insei / G. Cameron Hurst, III -- The rise of the warriors / Takeuchi Rizo |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
East Asia.
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Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
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History & Archaeology.
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- History -- Heian period, 794-1185.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069443
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| Subject |
Japan.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McCullough, William H
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Shively, Donald H. (Donald Howard), 1921-2005.
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| ISBN |
9781139053693 |
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1139053698 |
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