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This course covers medieval Japanese society and culture from the twelfth to the nineteenth centuries, when political power rested largely in the hands of feudal warriors.

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English [CC]

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Description

Topics include religion (especially Zen Buddhism); changing concepts of “the way of the warrior;” women under feudalism; popular culture; and protest and rebellion. Presentations include weekly feature films. Assigned readings include many literary writings in translation.

Course content

  • Introduction Unlimited
    • Historical/Geographical Overview Unlimited
    • Emergence of the Warrior Ethos Unlimited
    • Zen Unlimited
    • Zen and the Samurai Unlimited
    • Bushidô Unlimited
    • The Forty-Seven Ronin Unlimited
    • Medieval Aesthetics (cont.) Unlimited
    • Zen and the Tea Ceremony Unlimited
    • Christianity Unlimited
    • Tokugawa Urban Life Unlimited
    • Saikaku Unlimited
    • Chikamatsu Unlimited
    • Ecstasy and Self Destruction Unlimited
    • Women under Feudalism Unlimited
    • Saikaku’s Amorous Woman/Mizoguchi’s Tragic Heroine Unlimited
    • Repression and Protest in History and Film Unlimited
    • Rebellions Unlimited
    • Failed Samurai Unlimited
    • Failed Samurai (cont.) Unlimited
    • Conclusion; Review for Final Unlimited

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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