Uncertain Powers : Sen'yomon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan /
Kawai, Sachiko,
Uncertain Powers : Sen'yomon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan / Sen'yōmon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan Sachiko Kawai. - 1 online resource. - Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021 . - Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The Nyoin title and royal women's roles at court -- The emergence and evolution of the Nyoin institution -- The busy religious life of Nyoin: funding Buddhist rituals and coordinating pilgrimages -- Part II. Power and struggle: Sen'yōmon-in as a royal heiress -- Death and inheritance-the sudden rise of Sen'yōmon-in -- Layers of information-the list of Rokujō palace estates -- Protecting a Nyoin household -- Material goods from the estates and Sen'yōmon-in's influence -- Sen'yōmon-in's seasonal festivities and religious ceremonies -- Sen'yōmon-in's final years and the transfer of her estates -- Part III. Comparative perspectives: Sen'yōmon-in, other Nyoin, and their male counterparts -- Nyoin power-wielding strategies -- Estate characteristics: location, industry, and historical significance.
"Explores the important political and economic leadership roles of royal women in medieval Japan, questioning the traditional view of the era as one dominated by male retired monarchs and warrior government. These women, who held the title of premier royal lady (nyoin), owned extensive landed estates across Japan, and used their wealth and networks to build temples and to assert religious, cultural, and political influence"--
9781684176359 9780674260160
10.1163/9781684176359 DOI
2021032873
Courts and courtiers--History--Japan--to 1500.
Women--History--Japan--to 1500.
Japan--History--1185-1600.
HQ1147.J3
305.48/2109520902
Uncertain Powers : Sen'yomon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan / Sen'yōmon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan Sachiko Kawai. - 1 online resource. - Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021 . - Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The Nyoin title and royal women's roles at court -- The emergence and evolution of the Nyoin institution -- The busy religious life of Nyoin: funding Buddhist rituals and coordinating pilgrimages -- Part II. Power and struggle: Sen'yōmon-in as a royal heiress -- Death and inheritance-the sudden rise of Sen'yōmon-in -- Layers of information-the list of Rokujō palace estates -- Protecting a Nyoin household -- Material goods from the estates and Sen'yōmon-in's influence -- Sen'yōmon-in's seasonal festivities and religious ceremonies -- Sen'yōmon-in's final years and the transfer of her estates -- Part III. Comparative perspectives: Sen'yōmon-in, other Nyoin, and their male counterparts -- Nyoin power-wielding strategies -- Estate characteristics: location, industry, and historical significance.
"Explores the important political and economic leadership roles of royal women in medieval Japan, questioning the traditional view of the era as one dominated by male retired monarchs and warrior government. These women, who held the title of premier royal lady (nyoin), owned extensive landed estates across Japan, and used their wealth and networks to build temples and to assert religious, cultural, and political influence"--
9781684176359 9780674260160
10.1163/9781684176359 DOI
2021032873
Courts and courtiers--History--Japan--to 1500.
Women--History--Japan--to 1500.
Japan--History--1185-1600.
HQ1147.J3
305.48/2109520902