Idealism, Protest, and the Tale of Genji The Confucianism of Kumazawa Banzan (1619-91)

Name: Idealism, Protest, and the Tale of Genji The Confucianism of Kumazawa Banzan (1619-91)
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ISBN: 9780198152514

ISBN-10: 0198152515

ISBN-13: 9780198152514

Edition: 1999

Authors: James McMullen

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This book takes a fresh look at early modern Japanese Confucian thought through a study of Kumazawa Banzan (1619-91). It argues that, contrary to the often-held view that Confucianism was an ideological tool used to support the current regime, Banzan's thought suggests that the tradition contained elements subversive to the status quo: Banzan is presented as a figure of protest. The book explores his stormy relations with feudal authority and his remonstrations against contemporary maladministration. Banzan also criticized the historical militarization of Japanese society and high consumption, which he believed to cause deforestation and climatic warming. His thinking extended to…

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List price: $314.50
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/23/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 564
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Editorial Board


Acknowledgements


A Note on Conventions Used


List of Abbreviations


Relevant Dynasties and Periods of Chinese and Japanese History


Introduction



The Landscape of the Age



Confucianism, Early Tokugawa Japan, and the Tale of Genji



A Warrior's Life



Active Service



Remonstration



A View of the World


Past and Present, China and Japan


The Confucian's Task



The Tale of Genji



Student of the Japanese Past



In Defence of the Novel



The World of Genji



Goodly People



The Genji and Protest



Questions on the Great Learning



The Restoration of Japan



Conclusion


Works Cited


Index