Japanese historians and the national myths, 1600-1945 : the age of the gods and Emperor Jinmu / / John S. Brownlee

• Autore: Brownlee John S
• Pubblicazione: Vancouver, : UBC Press; Tokyo, : University of Tokyo Press, c1997
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 256 p. : ill., ports. ; ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 952.03/07/22
• Soggetto topico: Mythology, Japanese - Political aspects
• Soggetto geografico: Japan History Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 Historiography; Japan History 1868- Historiography
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-249) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Usage -- Introduction -- The Tokugawa Period -- Hayashi Kazan (1583-1657) and Hayashi Gahō (1618-80): Founders of Modern Historical Scholarship -- Dai Nihon Shi[History of Great Japan] -- Aral Hakuseki (1657-1725) and Yamagata Bantō (1748-1821): Pure Rationalism -- Date Chihiro (1802-77): Three Stages in the History of Japan -- The Resistance of the National Scholars -- The Modern Century -- European Influences on Meiji Historical Writing -- The Beginning of Academic History -- The Kume Kunitake Incident, 1890-2 -- The Development of Academic History -- The Southern and Northern Courts Controversy, 1911 -- Eminent Historians in the 1930s: The Betrayal of Scientific History -- The Commission of Inquiry into Historical Sites Related to Emperor Jinmu, 1940 -- Tsuda Sōkichi (1873-1961): An Innocent on the Loose -- Epilogue: Historical Scholarship; Education, and Politics in Postwar Japan -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Ancient tales tell of Japan's creation in the Age of the Gods, and of Jinmu, a direct descendant of the Sun Goddess and first emperor of the imperial line. These founding myths went unchallenged until Confucian scholars in the Tokugawa period initiated a reassessment of the ancient history of Japan. The application of Western theories of modern scientific history in the Meiji period further intensified the attacks on traditional beliefs. However, with the rise of ultranationalism following the Meiji Constitution of 1889, official state ideology insisted on the literal truth of these myths, and scholars who argued otherwise soon met with public hostility and government suppression. In Japanese Historians and the National Myths, John Brownlee examines how Japanese historians between 1600 and 1945 interpreted the ancient myths of their origins. These myths lay at the core of Japanese identity and provided legitimacy for the imperial state. Focusing on the theme of conflict and accommodation between scholars on one side and government and society on the other, Brownlee follows the historians' reactions to pressure and trends and their eventual understanding of history as a science in the service of the Japanese nation. This is the first comprehensive study of modern Japanese historians and their relationship to nationalism. It breaks new ground in its treatment of Japanese intellectual history and provides new insights into the development of Japan as a nation. Japanese Historians and the National Myths will prove invaluable to scholars of Japanese history on both sides of the Pacific, as well as to those interested in political ideology, nationalism, censorship, and mythology.
• Titolo autorizzato: Japanese historians and the national myths, 1600-1945
• ISBN: 1-283-13161-7; 9786613131614; 0-7748-5361-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822774503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II