Japan in the Muromachi Age (Paperback, Reprint ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University East Asia Program
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2010
Editors:	John Whitney Hall • Takeshi Toyoda
Foreword by:	Paul Varley
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	400
Edition:	Reprint ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-885445-09-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	1-885445-09-1
Barcode:	9781885445094

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