Authorizing the Shogunate : ritual and material symbolism in the literary construction of warrior order / / by Vyjayanthi R. Selinger.
The Genpei War of 1180-1185 signaled a crucial shift in Japanese history because it gave birth to the shogunate, or government run by warriors. How was the emergence of this new polity following a contentious civil war explained in literary texts? This book argues that political authority is made vi...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Japanese studies library,
v. 44 Brill's Japanese Studies Library 44. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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