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Uncertain Powers : (Record no. 14531)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2021032873
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781684176359
Qualifying information (electronic book)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780674260160
Qualifying information (print)
024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1163/9781684176359
Source of number or code DOI
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)1306221878
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Original cataloging agency NL-LeKB
Transcribing agency NL-LeKB
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Geographic area code a-ja---
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HQ1147.J3
072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code HBJF
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072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code HIS
Subject category code subdivision 003000
Source bisacsh
072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code HIS
Subject category code subdivision 026000
Source bisacsh
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 305.48/2109520902
Edition information 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kawai, Sachiko,
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Uncertain Powers :
Remainder of title Sen'yomon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Sachiko Kawai.
246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Sen'yōmon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Leiden ;
-- Boston :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Brill | Harvard University Asia Center,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2022]
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2021
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Extent 1 online resource.
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Media type term computer
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Carrier type term online resource
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "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"--
Assigning source Provided by publisher.
588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE
Source of description note Description based on print version record.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Courts and courtiers
Geographic subdivision Japan
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision to 1500.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Women
Geographic subdivision Japan
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision to 1500.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Japan
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision 1185-1600.
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Relationship information Print version:
Title Uncertain Powers : Sen'yōmon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan.
Place, publisher, and date of publication Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Harvard University Asia Center, 2022
International Standard Book Number 9780674260160
Record control number (DLC) 2021032872
-- (OCoLC)1240772896
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021.
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Public note DOI:
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9781684176359">http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9781684176359</a>

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