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A year in seventeenth-century Kyoto : Edo-period writings on annual ceremonies, festivals, and customs / Gerald Groemer

Groemer, Gerald, 1957- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2023

380 Seiten

Englisch

978-0-8248-9298-2 (paperback)

OCoLC: 1407330981     

GT4884.K9

394.269521864     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Sakauchi, Naoyori -- active 17th century-18th century -- Yamashiro shiki monogatari ; Namura, Jōhaku -- 1674-1748 -- Nenjū chōhōki ; Festivals -- Japan -- Kyoto -- History -- 17th century ; Kyoto (Japan) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Calendars

17. Jahrhundert (1600 bis 1699 n. Chr.) ; Asian history ; Asiatische Geschichte ; Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte ; HISTORY / Asia / Japan ; HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century ; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 ; Soziologie ; Japan ; Japan

Explains Japanese conceptions of time and space within which annual celebrations took place and outlines how these were chronicled, described, and interpreted up to the seventeenth century. The book also offers translations of writings from the seventeenth century that describe the dates, sites, meanings, and histories of many annual events