From country to nation : ethnographic studies, kokugaku, and spirits in nineteenth-century Japan / Gideon Fujiwara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fujiwara, Gideon, author.

Series:

Cornell East Asia series ; 204.

Cornell East Asia series ; number 204

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kokugaku--History--19th century.

Kokugaku.

Communities--Japan--History--19th century.

Communities.

Spirituality--Japan--History--19th century.

Spirituality.

Politics and government.

History.

Tsugaru Region (Japan)--Intellectual life--19th century.

Tsugaru Region (Japan).

Japan--Politics and government--19th century.

Japan.

Intellectual life.

Japan--Tsugaru Region.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 277 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"This book tracks the emergence of the modern Japanese nation in the nineteenth century through the history of some of its local aspirants. It explores how kokugaku (Japan studies) scholars envisioned their place within Japan and the globe, while living in a castle town and domain far north of the political capital"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Seeing the "country" of Tsugaru in northeastern Japan

Visions of Japan and other "countries" in the world

Hirata kokugaku and the national network

The academy and the Tsugaru disciples

Locating Tsugaru within sacred Japan

Sacred mountain, landscape, and afterlife

Supporting the restoration in war and ritual

Modern society and the Tsugaru disciples

Ethnography, dokugaku, and community in modern Japan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fujiwara, Gideon. From country to nation.

ISBN:

9781501753930

1501753932

OCLC:

1226078227