Japanese culture / Paul Varley
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TextEdition: Fourth edition updated and expandedDescription: 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: - 0824822927
- 9780824822927
- 0824821521
- 9780824821524
- 952 21
- DS821 .V36 2000
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Summary: Presents a comprehensive study of Japanese history and culture surveying over two thousand years of art, religion, and ceremonies and includes topics such as samurai values, Zen Buddhism, Confucianism, and Mito scholarship
The emergence of Japanese civilization -- The introduction of Buddhism -- The court at its zenith -- The advent of a new age -- The canons of medieval taste -- The country unified -- The flourishing of a bourgeois culture -- Heterodox trends -- Encounter with the West -- The fruits of modernity -- Culture in the present age
| Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 952/VAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500001785 |
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| 952/MOR Japan : | 952/TUR The samurai sourcebook / | 952/TUR The book of the samurai, the warrior class of Japan / | 952/VAR Japanese culture / | 952/WHA What life was like among samurai and shoguns : | 952.02/NAR Traditional Japan / | 952.02/NAR Modern Japan / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-371) and index
The emergence of Japanese civilization -- The introduction of Buddhism -- The court at its zenith -- The advent of a new age -- The canons of medieval taste -- The country unified -- The flourishing of a bourgeois culture -- Heterodox trends -- Encounter with the West -- The fruits of modernity -- Culture in the present age
Presents a comprehensive study of Japanese history and culture surveying over two thousand years of art, religion, and ceremonies and includes topics such as samurai values, Zen Buddhism, Confucianism, and Mito scholarship
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