000 03230nam a22004938i 4500
001 BRILL9781684176359
003 nllekb
005 20260610104826.0
007 cr un uuuua
008 220331t20222021ne sb 001 0 eng d
010 _a 2021032873
020 _a9781684176359
_q(electronic book)
020 _a9780674260160
_q(print)
024 7 _a10.1163/9781684176359
_2DOI
035 _a(OCoLC)1306221878
040 _aNL-LeKB
_cNL-LeKB
_erda
043 _aa-ja---
050 0 0 _aHQ1147.J3
072 7 _aHBJF
_2bicssc
072 7 _aHIS
_x003000
_2bisacsh
072 7 _aHIS
_x026000
_2bisacsh
082 0 0 _a305.48/2109520902
_223
100 1 _aKawai, Sachiko,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aUncertain Powers :
_bSen'yomon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan /
_cSachiko Kawai.
246 3 _aSen'yōmon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan
264 1 _aLeiden ;
_aBoston :
_bBrill | Harvard University Asia Center,
_c[2022]
264 4 _c©2021
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aHarvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPart 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 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aCourts and courtiers
_zJapan
_xHistory
_yto 1500.
650 0 _aWomen
_zJapan
_xHistory
_yto 1500.
651 0 _aJapan
_xHistory
_y1185-1600.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tUncertain Powers : Sen'yōmon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan.
_dLeiden ; Boston : Brill | Harvard University Asia Center, 2022
_z9780674260160
_w(DLC) 2021032872
_w(OCoLC)1240772896
830 0 _aHarvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9781684176359
999 _c14531
_d14531