Uncertain Powers : : Sen'yomon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan / / Sachiko Kawai.
"Explores the important political and economic leadership roles of royal women in medieval Japan, questioning the traditional view of the era as one dominated by male retired monarchs and warrior government. These women, who held the title of premier royal lady (nyoin), owned extensive landed e...
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| Superior document: | Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill | Harvard University Asia Center,, [2022] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. The Nyoin title and royal women's roles at court
- The emergence and evolution of the Nyoin institution
- The busy religious life of Nyoin: funding Buddhist rituals and coordinating pilgrimages
- Part II. Power and struggle: Sen'yōmon-in as a royal heiress
- Death and inheritance-the sudden rise of Sen'yōmon-in
- Layers of information-the list of Rokujō palace estates
- Protecting a Nyoin household
- Material goods from the estates and Sen'yōmon-in's influence
- Sen'yōmon-in's seasonal festivities and religious ceremonies
- Sen'yōmon-in's final years and the transfer of her estates
- Part III. Comparative perspectives: Sen'yōmon-in, other Nyoin, and their male counterparts
- Nyoin power-wielding strategies
- Estate characteristics: location, industry, and historical significance.