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The Founding of the Kamakura Shogunate, 1180-1185 » Read Now
by Minoru Shinoda. 388 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...little-known period of its history...of Eastern Japan concerning...made by the Kamakura shogunate...of Eastern Japan , the semiofficial...form of the Kamakura shogunate...
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The Development of Kamakura Rule, 1180-1250: A History with Documents » Read Now
by Jeffrey P. Mass. 314 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) » Read Now
by George W. Perkins. 346 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Translated by George Perkins, with a full critical apparatus, this work focuses on a medieval history of Japan. A glossary identifies people and places mentioned in the text, and an appendix discusses details concerning the work's authorship.
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Re-Visioning "Kamakura" Buddhism » Read Now
by Richard K. Payne. 280 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Buddhism during the Kamakura era (1192-1333) has long been compared in the West to Christianity during the European Reformation. This popular view is reinforced by a retrospectivist historiography that regards all prior events as a prelude to the present. From this perspective, because today's...
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Buddhism during the Kamakura era (1192-1333) has long been compared in the West to Christianity during the European Reformation. This popular view is reinforced by a retrospectivist historiography that regards all prior events as a prelude to the present. From this perspective, because today's predominant forms of Japanese Buddhism (Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren) were founded during the Kamakura, the only important events of the era are those directly related to the establishment of these three forms of Buddhism. Both the simplistic reading of the Kamakura as a Japanese Reformation and retrospectivist historiography obscure the complexity of the religious situation. While it is true that these new movements were established in the Kamakura era, it is also true that they were marginal to mainstream Buddhism during the period, gaining prominence only in the following Muromachi era (1335-1573). Despite a rhetoric of organic growth, it was hardly a foregone conclusion that these forms would even survive the era -- several similar movements of the time did not.
The essays in this collection are an interdisciplinary examination of various aspects of Buddhism during the Kamakura era, including religious practice, literature, and institutional history. They work toward a synchronic historiography and thus provide a broader understanding and appreciation of the complexity and richness of Buddhism during the Kamakura era and of Japanese Buddhism as a whole.
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The Kamakura Bakufu: A Study in Documents » Read Now
by Jeffrey P. Mass. 364 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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The Heart of the Warrior: Origins and Religious Background of the Samurai System in Feudal Japan » Read Now
by Catharina Blomberg. 226 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library
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Japan: A Short Cultural History (Part 4 "Kamakura") » Read Now
by G. B. Sansom. 548 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...distinguished by historians of Japan are fairly well marked...of convenience. As to periods of Art History, there...1086-1185 Kamakura, Early...After a scroll of the...
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Japanese Culture (Chap. 5 "The Canons of Medieval Taste") » Read Now
by H. Paul Varley. 334 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...cherished in Japan. I have in particular...October 1983 Major Periods and Cultural Epochs...century Kamakura period 1185...was emerging in Japan during the same period...
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Anthology of Japanese Literature, from the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century (includes "Kamakura Period 1185-1333") » Read Now
by Donald Keene. 450 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

This extensive anthology includes excerpts from plays and novels plus stories, fairy tales, and many poems.
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An Introduction to the Arts of Japan (Chap. 6 "The Kamakura Period 1185-1392") » Read Now
by Peter C. Swann. 222 pgs.

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...INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS OF JAPAN Kobo Daishi as a...Colour on silk. Kamakura period. Murayama Collection...can make a stay in Japan memorable. The staff...THE ASUKA OR...
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The Art and Architecture of Japan (Chap. 7 "The Popularization of Buddhism: Kamakura Period", Chap. 22 "Buddhist Architecture of The Kamakura Period" and Chap. 23 "Domestic Architecture of the Kamakura Period") » Read Now
by Robert Treat Paine, Alexander Soper. 316 pgs.

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...MAP OF JAPAN xvii...JAPANESE: ARCHAIC PERIOD 4...POPULARIZATION OF BUDDHISM: KAMAKURA PERIOD 1185-1392...ARCHITECTURE OF THE KAMAKURA PERIOD 233...ARCHITECTURE OF THE...
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Heroic with Grace: Legendary Women of Japan (Chap. 5 "Hojo Masako: The Dowager Shogun") » Read Now
by Chieko Irie Mulhern. 326 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Chronicle of Japan, 720 . But the...years, the Heian period 794-1185 is...shogunate at Kamakura who earned the...rest of the Kamakura period 1185-1333...on the Heian...
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Alms and Vagabonds: Buddhist Temples and Popular Patronage in Medieval Japan » Read Now
by Janet R. Goodwin. 184 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Like monks of many temples in Japan in the Kamakura period 1185-1333 , those of Taimyoji...expanding population even before the Kamakura period changes that Nagahara...
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The History of Japan (Chap. 4 "The Tokugawa Era, 1600-1868") » Read Now
by Louis G. Perez. 219 pgs.

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Every school and public library should update its resources on Japan with this engagingly written and succinct narrative history covering prehistoric times through 1997. This history, based on the most recent scholarship, provides a chronological narrative examining the political, cultural...
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Every school and public library should update its resources on Japan with this engagingly written and succinct narrative history covering prehistoric times through 1997. This history, based on the most recent scholarship, provides a chronological narrative examining the political, cultural, philosophical, and religious continuities in Japan's long, rich history in an exploration of why the Japanese are who they are today. Unlike earlier histories of Japan, it brings into sharp focus a discussion of women and other previously ignored subjects. It also provides a timeline of events in Japanese history, a glossary of Japanese terms, biographical sketches of important figures, and a bibliographic essay of interest to students and general readers.
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Premodern Japan: A Historical Survey (Chap. 4 "The Kamakura Period: The Triumph of the Samurai") » Read Now
by Mikiso Hane. 258 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...AGE OF COURT ARISTOCRACY 44 4. THE KAMAKURA PERIOD: THE TRIUMPH OF THE SAMURAI 61 5. THE ASHIKAGA...INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TOKUGAWA JAPAN 157 9. THE LATE...