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16%OFFAtsuko Hirai - Government by Mourning: Death and Political Integration in Japan, 1603-1912 - 9780674066823 - V9780674066823
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Government by Mourning: Death and Political Integration in Japan, 1603-1912

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Description for Government by Mourning: Death and Political Integration in Japan, 1603-1912 Hardback. Strict decrees on the observance of death were part of the myriad laws enacted under the Tokugawa shogunate to control nearly every aspect of Japanese life. Hirai explores how this class of legislation played an integrative part in Japanese society by codifying religious beliefs and customs the Japanese people had cherished for generations. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 black and white photos; 3 maps; 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 800.

From the early seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century, the Tokugawa shogunate enacted and enforced myriad laws and ordinances to control nearly every aspect of Japanese life, including observance of a person’s death. In particular, the shoguns Tsunayoshi and Yoshimune issued strict decrees on mourning and abstention that dictated compliance throughout the land and survived the political upheaval of the Meiji Restoration to persist well into the twentieth century.

Atsuko Hirai reveals the pivotal relationship between these shogunal edicts and the legitimacy of Tokugawa rule. By highlighting the role of narimono chojirei (injunctions against playing musical instruments) within their broader ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674066823
SKU
V9780674066823
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About Atsuko Hirai
Atsuko Hirai was Kazushige Hirasawa Professor Emerita of History at Bates College.

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