Japan in the Muromachi Age

Japan in the Muromachi Age
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : 0520028880
ISBN-13 : 9780520028883
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Book Synopsis Japan in the Muromachi Age by : John Whitney Hall

Download or read book Japan in the Muromachi Age written by John Whitney Hall and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Muromachi age may well emerge in the eyes of historians as one of the most seminal periods in Japanese history. So concluded the participants in the 1973 Conference on Japan. The proceedings, as edited for this volume, reveal this new interpretation of the Muromachi age (1334-1573), which was among the most neglected and misunderstood chapters in Japanese history. Both Western and Japanese scholars looked upon the period chiefly as an interlude between a classical era (the Heian period) and an early modern age (the Tokugawa period), the interim being regarded as a time of social confusion and institutional decay. As they learned more, historians saw the Muromachi age giving rise to new patterns that became important elements in a distinctly Japanese tradition; e.g., the arts of noh drama, suiboku painting, landscape gardening and the tea ceremony were perfected during Muromachi times.The volume brings together the work of Japanese and American specialists and shows that many features of Edo-period culture were anticipated by Muromachi developments. Although the volume was first published nearly three decades ago, it remains of great interest for anyone wanting to know more about Japan's historical development.


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