Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan

Informationen zum Autor WIlliam E. Deal obtained a Ph.D. in religious studies from Harvard. He is currently Severance Professor of the History of Religion at case Western Reserve University. Dr. Deal's current research focuses on the relationship between religion and state in Japanese history. He has numerous articles to his credit and has translated part of the Nihon shoki and other early Japanese texts. He is the co-author of Theory for Religious Studies (with Timothy Beal) (Routledge). Klappentext This book is an introduction to significant people and events - cultural, social, political, and historical - spanning the beginning of the Kamakura period in 1185 through the end of the Edo (Tokugawa) period in 1868.This book is an introduction to significant people and events - cultural, social, political, and historical - spanning the beginning of the Kamakura period in 1185 through the end of the Edo (Tokugawa) period in 1868.

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• Authors: William E. Deal, William E. (Severamce Associate Professor of Deal, William E. (Severamce Associate Professor of History of Religion Deal, Deal William E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2007
• EAN: 9780195331264
• ISBN: 978-0-19-533126-4
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, CE period up to c 1500, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500