Yoshihiko Amino
Biographic Data
| ID | 6491253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yoshihiko Amino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yoshihiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Amino |
| SIGNATURE | AMINO Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kanagawa University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rethinking Japanese History
Medieval Japanese Constructions of Peace and Liberty
The main text upon which these notes are based ( Muen, kugai, raku ) was first published as a chapter in a book of essentially the same name in 1978. When the revised edition of the work was published in 1996, voluminous notes were added as an appendix, as a way for Amino to reply to his critics. The present article consists of three notes, one on raku, one on kugai and one comparing the three raku , kugai and muen with the idea of “liberty” (Ami…
Medieval Japanese Constructions of Peace and Liberty
The terms muen, kugai , and raku appear in medieval documents and invoke the idea of places which exist outside the reach of the secular power, such as shrines, temples, bridges and markets. They can also be extended to refer to people who are without worldly ties. Such places highlight the limitations that applied to political authority in medieval Japan, and they were characterized by such “freedoms” as limitations on the right of entry, exempt…
Multicultural Japan
This book challenges the conventional view of Japanese society as monocultural and homogenous. Unique for its historical breadth and interdisciplinary orientation, Multicultural Japan ranges from prehistory to the present, arguing that cultural diversity has always existed in Japan. A timely and provocative discussion of identity politics regarding the question of 'Japaneseness', the book traces the origins of the Japanese, examining Japan's indi…
Chusei o kangaeru
Les Japonais et la mer
L'archipel japonais compte plus de 3700 îles, grandes et petites, et possède un littoral de près de 28 000 kilomètres. Son relief est extrêmement tourmenté : les zones montagneuses, souvent volcaniques, occupent 60 % du territoire, les collines couvrent 11 % du pays et les piémonts 4 %. Plateaux et basses terres ne représentent guère plus de 25 % de la superficie du pays. Les rivières sont nombreuses et dévalent souvent les montagnes à une allure…
Emperor, rice, and commoners
Les Japonais et la mer
L'archipel japonais compte plus de 3700 îles, grandes et petites, et possède un littoral de près de 28 000 kilomètres. Son relief est extrêmement tourmenté : les zones montagneuses, souvent volcaniques, occupent 60 % du territoire, les collines couvrent 11 % du pays et les piémonts 4 %. Plateaux et basses terres ne représentent guère plus de 25 % de la superficie du pays. Les rivières sont nombreuses et dévalent souvent les montagnes à une allure…
Emperor, rice, and commoners
Emperor, rice, and commoners
Les Japonais et la mer
L'archipel japonais compte plus de 3700 îles, grandes et petites, et possède un littoral de près de 28 000 kilomètres. Son relief est extrêmement tourmenté : les zones montagneuses, souvent volcaniques, occupent 60 % du territoire, les collines couvrent 11 % du pays et les piémonts 4 %. Plateaux et basses terres ne représentent guère plus de 25 % de la superficie du pays. Les rivières sont nombreuses et dévalent souvent les montagnes à une allure…
Multicultural Japan
This book challenges the conventional view of Japanese society as monocultural and homogenous. Unique for its historical breadth and interdisciplinary orientation, Multicultural Japan ranges from prehistory to the present, arguing that cultural diversity has always existed in Japan. A timely and provocative discussion of identity politics regarding the question of 'Japaneseness', the book traces the origins of the Japanese, examining Japan's indi…
Chusei o kangaeru
Medieval Japanese Constructions of Peace and Liberty
The main text upon which these notes are based ( Muen, kugai, raku ) was first published as a chapter in a book of essentially the same name in 1978. When the revised edition of the work was published in 1996, voluminous notes were added as an appendix, as a way for Amino to reply to his critics. The present article consists of three notes, one on raku, one on kugai and one comparing the three raku , kugai and muen with the idea of “liberty” (Ami…
Medieval Japanese Constructions of Peace and Liberty
The terms muen, kugai , and raku appear in medieval documents and invoke the idea of places which exist outside the reach of the secular power, such as shrines, temples, bridges and markets. They can also be extended to refer to people who are without worldly ties. Such places highlight the limitations that applied to political authority in medieval Japan, and they were characterized by such “freedoms” as limitations on the right of entry, exempt…
Rethinking Japanese History
History (6 works) · Japanese History and Culture (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Buddhism (2 works)