The medieval peasant

Bibliographic Data

ID23201406
AuthorsNagahara Keiji (Hitotsubashi University, corresponding author), Suzanne Gay
Year1990
Pages301-343
Publication date1990-04-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueThe Cambridge History of Japan, Vol. 3: Medieval Japan (Volume 3) (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/chol9780521223546.009
OpenAlexW2500196016
ISBN9780521223546
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited50

Historians generally date the medieval period in Japanese history as starting at the end of the twelfth century when the Kamakura bakufu was established, marking the emerging dominance of warrior government over aristocratic rule. In peasant history, however, the latter half of the eleventh or early twelfth century, however, is a more appropriate point of division between the ancient and medieval periods. The shōen system of land control had extended throughout Japan around that time, bringing entirely new conditions for the peasants and making them henceforth truly “medieval.” The introduction and development of the shōen system had a much greater impact on the living conditions of peasants in Japan than did the founding of the Kamakura bakufu nearly a century later. The shōen system, therefore, is of great significance in peasant history and is the central defining characteristic of the medieval period.

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Dominance (genetics) · Economic history · Eleventh · Middle Ages · Peasant · Period (music) · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture

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