Sacred space in the modern city : the fractured pasts of Meiji shrine, 1912-1958 / / by Yoshiko Imaizumi.
Sacred Space in the Modern City offers strikingly new and original perspectives on a number of controversial issues and important questions concerning Japanese pre- and post-war ideology and identity. Meiji shrine is not just ‘a’ shrine; it is ‘the’ shrine of twentieth-century Japan. This book is al...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Japanese studies library,
v. 43 Brill's Japanese Studies Library 43. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 The Creation of Meiji Shrine 1912–1920
- 2 A Mnemonic Space: The Construction of the Memorial Art Gallery 1912–1936
- 3 Shrine Approaches: To the 1923 Earthquake and beyond
- 4 Imagined Discipline: The 1940 Meiji Shrine Sports Meet
- 5 The Re-Creation of Meiji Shrine 1945–1958
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.