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Tag Archives: early modern Japan
Book Announcement: Interactions Between Rivals: The Christian Mission and Buddhist Sects in Japan (c.1549-c.1647)
Interactions Between Rivals: The Christian Mission and Buddhist Sects in Japan (c.1549-c.1647) Edited by Alexandra Curvelo & Angelo Cattaneo This volume presents comprehensive research on how southern European Catholics and the Japanese confronted each other, interacted and mutually experienced religious … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Japan on the Jesuit Stage: Two 17th-Century Latin Plays with Translation and Commentary
Japan on the Jesuit Stage: Two 17th-Century Latin Plays with Translation and Commentary Akihiko Watanabe The Jesuits were a major source of European information on Japan from the late 16th to early 17th century. Not only were they active missionaries … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Christianity, early modern Japan, history, international relations, Japan, Jesuits, performance, religion, religious studies, theatre
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Resource: The World of the Japanese Illustrated Book
These days there are seemingly endless digitized materials to look at online, whether searching for the contents of major public libraries, museums, or university collections. But we can’t always get a well-rounded understanding of an object just from the metadata … Continue reading
Book Announcement: The Tokugawa World
The Tokugawa World Edited By Gary P. Leupp, De-min Tao With over 60 contributions, The Tokugawa World presents the latest scholarship on early modern Japan from an international team of specialists in a volume that is unmatched in its breadth and scope. … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern, early modern history, early modern Japan, Edo, Edo period, Japan, Japanese history, Tokugawa, Tokugawa Japan
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Book Announcement: Samurai: A Very Short Introduction
Samurai: A Very Short Introduction Michael Wert The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern Japan, history, Japan, Japanese history, modern Japan, premodern Japan, samurai, warrior history, warriors
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Book Announcement: Eight Dogs, or “Hakkenden” Part One—An Ill-Considered Jest
Eight Dogs, or “Hakkenden” Part One—An Ill-Considered Jest by Kyokutei Bakin Translated by Glynne Walley Kyokutei Bakin’s Nansō Satomi hakkenden is one of the monuments of Japanese literature. This multigenerational samurai saga was one of the most popular and influential books of … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Japan’s Private Spheres: Autonomy in Japanese History, 1600-1930
Japan’s Private Spheres: Autonomy in Japanese History, 1600-1930 Author: William Puck Brecher Japan’s Private Spheres: Autonomy in Japanese History, 1600-1930 traces the shifting nature of autonomy in early modern and modern Japan. In this far-reaching, interdisciplinary study, W. Puck Brecher explores the … Continue reading
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Fun Link Friday: Lego Great Wave
Are you a fan of art? Of LEGOs? LEGO art? I think we all are. Which is why it was so cool this amazing piece from Jumpei Mitsui, Japan’s only certified professional LEGO builder (did not know that was a … Continue reading
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Tagged early modern, early modern Japan, fun link friday, Hokusai, Japanese culture, LEGO, legos, modern art, ukiyo-e
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Fun Link Friday: Contemporary Ukiyo-e in Airbrush
Here at Shinpai Deshou we’re no stranger to fun ukiyo-e-related news, whether it’s the chance to make your own mish-mashed print or see prints as animated gifs. Today’s fun link is to the works of a contemporary ukiyo-e artist, Ishikawa … Continue reading
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Tagged art, contemporary art, early modern Japan, Japan, Japanese art, modern art, print, ukiyo-e, woodblock print
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Resource: Japan Biographical Database
Today’s resource is the Japan Biographical Database. This bilingual, interactive database is a network studies project run by a research unit of the Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University, Tokyo. Focusing on early modern Japan, the participants have spent years … Continue reading