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From country to nation ethnographic studies, kokugaku, and spirits in nineteenth-century Japan

Title
From country to nation [electronic resource] : ethnographic studies, kokugaku, and spirits in nineteenth-century Japan / Gideon Fujiwara.
Author
Fujiwara, Gideon.
Publication
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.

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Description
1 online resource.
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"--
Series Statement
Cornell East Asia series number 204
Uniform Title
From country to nation (Online)
Alternative Title
From country to nation (Online)
Subject
  • Kokugaku > History > 19th century
  • Communities > Japan > History > 19th century
  • Spirituality > Japan > History > 19th century
  • Tsugaru Region (Japan) > Intellectual life > 19th century
  • Japan > Politics and government > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record and CIP data 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.
LCCN
2020050828
OCLC
ssj0002435504
Author
Fujiwara, Gideon.
Title
From country to nation [electronic resource] : ethnographic studies, kokugaku, and spirits in nineteenth-century Japan / Gideon Fujiwara.
Imprint
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Series
Cornell East Asia series number 204
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Other Form:
Print version: Fujiwara, Gideon. From country to nation Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021. 9781501753930 (DLC) 2020050827
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