Government by Mourning : : Death and Political Integration in Japan, 1603-1912 / / Atsuko Hirai.

"Hirai reveals how the decrees on mourning played an important integrative part in the Tokugawa period through not only its comprehensive implementation, especially among major political figures, but also its codification of the religious beliefs and customs that the Japanese people had cherish...

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Superior document:Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 347
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2014.
Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2014.
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 347.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 433 pages :); illustrations, maps ;
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Other title:Death and Political Integration in Japan, 1603-1912
Summary:"Hirai reveals how the decrees on mourning played an important integrative part in the Tokugawa period through not only its comprehensive implementation, especially among major political figures, but also its codification of the religious beliefs and customs that the Japanese people had cherished for innumerable generations"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-420) and index.
ISBN:1684175232
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Atsuko Hirai.