Prayer and Play in Late Tokugawa Japan : Asakusa Sensoji and Edo Society Hardback
by Nam-Lin Hur
Part of the Harvard East Asian Monographs series
Hardback
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The unique amalgam of prayer and play at the Sensoji temple in Edo is often cited as proof of the “degenerate Buddhism” of the Tokugawa period.
This investigation of the economy and cultural politics of Sensoji, however, shows that its culture of prayer and play reflected changes taking place in Tokugawa Japan, particularly in the city of Edo.
Play was an integral part of the business of religion at Sensoji, and the temple supplied both in equal measure to often rootless Edoites. Nam-lin Hur’s reappraisal of prayer and play and their inherent connectedness provides a cultural critique of conventional scholarship on Tokugawa religion and shows how Edo commoners incorporated cultural politics into their daily lives through the pursuit of prayer and play.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:320 pages, 13 line illustrations, 5 tables
- Publisher:Harvard University, Asia Center
- Publication Date:15/04/2000
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- ISBN:9780674002401
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:320 pages, 13 line illustrations, 5 tables
- Publisher:Harvard University, Asia Center
- Publication Date:15/04/2000
- Category:
- ISBN:9780674002401
