Japan: A Documentary History: The Dawn of History to the Late Tokugawa Period

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Note on Japanese and Chinese Names and Terms
I. Dawn of Japanese History
	Power contest between Sun Goddess and Susano-o
	Coming of age in ancient Japan
	Emperor Jimmu's conquest of the East
	Japan in the Wei dynastic history
	The legend of Prince Yamototakeru
	Early Shintō rituals from the Engishiki
II. The Impact of Chinese Civilization
	The regency of Prince Shōtolru
	The Taika reforms
	Law and administration under the Taihō-Yōrō code
	History as a means of solidifying the imperial power
	Songs of myriad leaves
	Buddhism as protector of the nation
III. The Early Heian Period
	The lotus of the wonderful law
	Kūkai's view of the superiority of Buddhism
	Ennin's search for the law
	Confucian view of Buddhism
	Fixation with China
	Life of the nobility
	Tales of the common man
IV. Rise of Feudal Institutions
	Public vs. private ownership of land
	Growth of shōen
	Organization of shōen
	Rise of the warrior class
	Rule by the Kamakura Shogunate
V. Kamakura Buddhism
	Salvation through nembutsu
	Hōnen and the founding of the Jōdo sect
	Shinran and dependence on Amida's pure grace
	Dōgen and the meaning of Zen
	Lotus, Buddha, and nationalism
VI. The Development of Feudal Institutions through the Muromachi Period
	Jitō's encroachment upon shōen
	Tokusei—forgiving of debts
	Criticism of Kemmu Restoration
	Ashikaga Takauji's rise to Power
	Shugo as domanial lords
	Agricultural development and village community
	Rise of a money economy
	Development of ichi and za
	The Sōryō system and primogeniture
VII. From Civil Wars to Unification
	Denial of traditional authority
	Sengoku daimyō as domanial lords
	Oda Nobunaga's road toward unification
	Unification by Toyotomi Hideyoshi
	Japan's Christian century
VIII. Tokugawa: Era of Peace
	Control of vassals
	Methods of rural control
	Control of the urban areas
	Control of Buddhist temples
	Closing of the country
	Growth of commerce
	Managing the economy
	Commerce as a calling
IX. Intellectual Currents in Tokugawa Japan
	Variety of Tokugawa Confucianism
	Confucianism and political action
	Confucian justice
	Education of the young
	Death and a samurai
	Knowledge of the West
	National learning and Shintō revival
Appendices
	Appendix (1) Weights and Measures—Metric and U.S. Equivalents
	Appendix (2) Glossary of Japanese Terms
	Appendix (3) Chronology of Japanese History
	Appendix (4) Administrative Map of Japan
Index