Cambridge History of Japan Shively Donald H.
Cambridge History of Japan Shively Donald H. This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of the Heian period, the golden age of the Japanese imperial court, in any Western language.…
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Cambridge History of Japan Shively Donald H.
This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of the Heian period, the golden age of the Japanese imperial court, in any Western language. Ambassadors to the T'ang court and students studying in China brought back laws, ideas, Buddhism, temple architecture, sculpture, and wall-painting. From Heian-kyo, founded in 794, the Japanese emperor ruled over an elaborate government modelled on China's absolute monarchy.
The world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, was completed about 1020. Chinese influences blended with native Japanese elements in courtly painting, calligraphy, poetry and prose. 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.
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