Autorentext

Mark Teeuwen is professor of Japanese studies at Oslo University. Kate Wildman Nakai is professor emerita at Sophia University, Tokyo, where she taught Japanese history.

Klappentext

An anonymous samurai author's detailed 1816 critique of Edo society.

Zusammenfassung
An anonymous samurai author's detailed 1816 critique of Edo society.

Inhalt

Preface Era Names Measures CurrenciesMapsPart 1: Buyo Inshi and His TimesPart 2: Matters of the World: An Account of What I Have Seen and HeardPrologueChapter 1IntroductionWarriorsChapter 2FarmersChapter 3Temple and Shrine PriestsThe Medical ProfessionChapter 4The Way of Yin and YangThe BlindLawsuitsChapter 5TownspeopleLower TownspeopleChapter 6Pleasure Districts and ProstitutesKabukiChapter 7Pariahs and OutcastsRice, Grains, and Other ProductsMountains and ForestsOn Japan Being Called a Divine LandUntimely DeathsThe Land, People, and RulerGlossaryEditions and ReferencesContributorsIndex