scholarly journals Amakusa Shirō, la Rebelión de Shimabara y el cristianismo en el manga Makai tenshō (1987)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Doñas
Keyword(s):  
Pop Culture ◽  
Japanese History ◽  
Medieval Period ◽  
Edo Period ◽  
Christian Century ◽  
Japanese Nationalism

RESUMEN: El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar la imagen del cristianismo en el manga de Ishikawa Ken Makai tenshō (1987), adaptación libre de la novela de ficción histórica de mismo nombre compuesta en 1967 por Yamada Fūtarō. Ambientado a finales del Japón medieval, tiene como punto de partida un famoso acontecimiento en la historia del archipiélago, la Rebelión de Shimabara, que puso punto final al llamado "siglo cristiano" de Japón. Uno de los protagonistas de la obra es el líder de esa rebelión, el joven cristiano Amakusa Shirō, convertido en los últimos decenios en un personaje frecuente en la cultura de consumo popular japonesa. La representación del cristianismo en Makai Tenshō, publicado en un periodo de fuerte presencia de nacionalismo japonés en el manga seinen, recoge algunos elementos de la imagen de los misioneros cristianos desarrollada en el Periodo Edo como legitimación del shogunato Tokugawa; entre otros, la naturaleza demoniaca de los misioneros, similares a los tengu, demonios del folclore japonés, su asociación con la magia y la medicina y su objetivo, frustrado por Tokugawa Ieyasu, de invadir y someter Japón. ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to analyze the image of Christianity in Ishikawa Ken's manga Makai Tenshō (1987), adapted freely from Yamada Fūtarō's historic fiction novel of the same name published in 1967. The manga is set at the end of Japan's medieval period, beginning with a famous event in Japanese history, the Shimabara Rebellion, which is considered the end of the "Christian century" of Japan. One of the main characters of the work is the leader of that rebellion, Amakusa Shirō, a very frequent character in recent Japanese pop culture. The representation of Christianity in Makai Tenshō, published in a period of strong presence of Japanese nationalism in seinen manga, derives partly from some characteristics of the image of the Christian missionaries developed in Edo Period as legitimation of Tokugawa shogunate; among others, their demonic nature, close to the tengu, demons in Japanese folklore, their association with magic and medicine and their intention, frustrated by Tokugawa Ieyasu, of invading and subduing Japan.

scholarly journals Rozwój prawa japońskiego od początków państwowości Japonii do rozpoczęcia okresu Edo w 1603 r. Zarys zagadnień

2021 ◽  
pp. 118-142
Author(s):  
Dominik Damian Mielewczyk
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Japanese History ◽  
Indigenous Culture ◽  
Edo Period ◽  
Legal Thought ◽  
Japanese Law

The development of Japanese law from the origins of Japans’s statehood until the beginning of the Edo period in 1603. An outline of issues The article outlines the most important aspects of the Japanese history and legal system until the beginning of Edo period in 1603. The work emphasizes and discusses the essential historical context and its effects on changing the Japanese legal system. This paper focuses on the specific conditions under which Japanese law was developed and on the influence of Chinese culture on the shaping of Japanese legal thought before the 17th century. The work includes the distinction of the most important legal acts and implemented changes. It is an approach to better understand Japanese law in a historical context and the development of indigenous culture, customs, and beliefs.

The Gatehouse of the Shogun's Senior Councillor: Building Design and Status Symbolism in Japanese Architecture of the Late Edo Period

1988 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-410
Author(s):  
William H. Coaldrake
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
High Rank ◽  
Japanese History ◽  
Edo Period ◽  
Architectural Style ◽  
Precise Meaning ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Japanese Architecture

Gateways, or mon, have served as powerful symbols of authority throughout Japanese history. In particular the stately mon built for the Edo city residences of the regional lords expressed the dignity of high rank in the Tokugawa political and social order, but unlike their earlier counterparts in temples and palaces, they have been neglected as a subject for scholarly study. These gateways, virtually the only surviving examples of secular buildings from the great castle-city of Edo, clarify our understanding of the use of architectural style as a symbol of status in the period of Tokugawa rule (1603-1867). The Rōjūmon, or "Gatehouse of the Senior Councillor," is one of three well-preserved gatehouses dating from the last century of warrior government in Japan. Analysis of the structure of the building reveals the design principles upon which it was based and details of building practices at the time. The technical and stylistic features of the gatehouse are interpreted in the light of Tokugawa government laws and pictorial records to establish the importance of mon architecture as a status symbol in general terms and the precise meaning of this building as an example of the gatehouse type.

scholarly journals Museums, Manga, Memorials and Korean-Japanese History Wars

Asian Studies ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-71
Author(s):  
Jeff KINGSTON
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Forced Labor ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
Japanese History ◽  
Comfort Women ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Museums ◽  
Japanese Nationalism

This paper examines why the history wars between South Korea and Japan are intensifying in the 21st century and the prospects for reconciliation. South Korea’s history museums promote anti-Japanese nationalism, making it difficult to unshackle the present from the past. In 2014 there was controversy over a Japanese manga exhibit that resonates with broader bilateral disputes over colonial history ranging from the comfort women to forced labor. These battles over the shared past have become internationalized, stoking mutual vilification and jingoistic sentiments    

A Mystical Path Stemming from Eiheiji

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-36
Author(s):  
Steven Heine
Keyword(s):  
Historical Development ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Intellectual Life ◽  
Medieval Period ◽  
Edo Period ◽  
Soto Zen ◽  
Institutional Expansion ◽  
The Impact

This chapter gives an overview of the origins, content, historical development, and important literary, religious, and philosophical implications of Giun’s Verse Comments on Dōgen’s Treasury of the True Dharma Eye, which was written in 1329 and published a century later and remained a key component of Sōtō Zen intellectual life for several centuries during the medieval period. It explains how Giun made decisive contributions to the restoration of Sōtō Zen at a key turning point in its early institutional expansion. These developments followed a few decades of decline caused by intense intrafactional rivalries at Eiheiji as part of the aftermath of Dōgen’s death compounded by the impact of a devastating fire in 1297 that destroyed many of the monastery’s architectural and textual treasures. By the Edo period, the significance of Giun’s Verse Comments was eclipsed by the Prose Comments (Goshō) on Dōgen’s Treasury written by Senne and Kyōgō.

Ancient Learning

2015 ◽  
pp. 290-306
Author(s):  
John A. Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Early Modern Period ◽  
Philosophical Tradition ◽  
Japanese History ◽  
Zhu Xi ◽  
Edo Period ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
Modern Japan ◽  
Learning School

This chapter examines the claim that the Ancient Learning School (kogakuha) presided over a revival of classical Confucian learning during the early-modern period of Japanese history, otherwise known as the Edo period (1600–1868). While questioning the claim’s validity, the study seeks to salvage the notion of kogaku by interpreting it as another expression of Neo-Confucianism. Kogaku thinkers criticized Zhu Xi and other Neo-Confucians, but doing so arguably reflected their involvement in the learning of Neo-Confucianism rather than something divorcing them from it. The study cites methodological, terminological, and philosophical similarities between the major kogaku thinkers and Neo-Confucian followers of Zhu Xi. The chapter concludes with a brief survey of subsequent, late-Tokugawa critiques of Sokō, Jinsai, and Sorai, prior to their revival in the late-Meiji by Inoue Tetsujirō in his efforts to define a philosophical tradition for modern Japan.

Religion and Society in the Edo Period, as Revealed in the Thought of Motoori Norinaga

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-592
Author(s):  
Bitō Masahide
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Japanese History ◽  
Literary Critic ◽  
World War ◽  
Edo Period ◽  
Business Executives ◽  
Motoori Norinaga ◽  
Second World

Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801) stands at the forefront of those thinkers in Japanese history who are attracting the greatest attention today. When the work entitled Motoori Norinaga, a study of Norinaga's thought and method of scholarship written by the eminent literary critic, Kobayashi Hideo, was published in 1977, its sales triggered substantial journalistic comment, especially because the book was widely read even among those outside the academic community, such as mid-level business executives. At roughly the same time, there also appeared academic studies by several other scholars. Furthermore, while collections of Norinaga's works appeared three times prior to the end of the second world war (1901–03, 1924–27, and 1943–44, the last incomplete), a new large-scale collection totaling 23 volumes and including diaries, letters, and other related materials, as well as his published works, has been in publication since 1968, and is now nearing completion.

scholarly journals Japan’s Most Famous Surveyor: Ino Tadataka and His Iconic 1821 Map of Japan!

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
John Francis Brock
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
Japanese History ◽  
Postage Stamp ◽  
Edo Period ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
The World ◽  
Precise Mapping ◽  
The Way

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Having examined famous surveyors and surveys from all over the world it is not often that I have encountered a country that was so proud of one of its legendary surveyors that they struck a postage stamp to him for his survey work. However, I was absolutely delighted when I discovered that the Japanese nation had dedicated an 80 yen postage stamp to their hero surveyor Ino Tadataka who had been responsible for surveying the country to provide the details for the first accurate map of its territory in 1821. Even though this large chart was published posthumously he is rightly celebrated as the genius behind this masterpiece of cartography having spent the last seventeen (17) years of his life personally walking and measuring the entirety of its coastal boundaries from the advanced age of 55 years.</p><p>Within this paper I will trace the life of this great man highlighting the Edo Period of Japanese history along with the techniques and surveying equipment utilized by Ino and his survey teams to collect the measurements required to produce the first accurate delineation of the coasts of their nation. Along the way we will visit Ino’s house and various museums and statue monuments honouring this surveying hero and his truly remarkable achievements in precise mapping during a time before GPS, drone and aerial photogrammetry and remote sensing from satellites.</p>

The Apocryphal Suicide of Saigō Takamori: Samurai,Seppuku, and the Politics of Legend

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 691-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J. Ravina
Keyword(s):  
Primary Sources ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Japanese History ◽  
Bullet Wound ◽  
National Ideology ◽  
Modern Japan ◽  
Japanese Nationalism

According to standard reference works, the Meiji leader Saigō Takamori committed ritual suicide in 1877. A close reading of primary sources, however, reveals that Saigō could not have killed himself as commonly described; instead, he was crippled by a bullet wound and beheaded by his followers. Saigō's suicide became an established part of Japanese history only in the early 1900s, with the rise ofbushidōas a national ideology. By contrast, in the 1870s and 1880s, the story of Saigō's suicide was just one of many fantastic accounts of his demise, which also included legends that he ascended to Mars or escaped to Russia. Remarkably, historians have treated Saigō's suicide as an unproblematic account of his death, rather than as a legend codified some four decades later. This essay links the story of Saigō's suicide to the rise of modern Japanese nationalism, and examines other Saigō legends as counternarratives for modern Japan.

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