Counting Dreams: the life and writings of the Loyalist Nun Nomura Bōtō

Counting Dreams tells the story of Nomura Bōtō, a Buddhist nun, writer, poet, and activist who joined the movement to oppose the Tokugawa Shogunate and restore imperial rule. Banished for her political activities, Bōtō was imprisoned on a remote island until her comrades rescued her in a dramatic ja...

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1. Verfasser: Thomas, Roger K. 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca ; London Cornell East Asia Series, an Imprint of Cornell University Press [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Number 209 in the Cornell East Asia Series number 209
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Zusammenfassung:Counting Dreams tells the story of Nomura Bōtō, a Buddhist nun, writer, poet, and activist who joined the movement to oppose the Tokugawa Shogunate and restore imperial rule. Banished for her political activities, Bōtō was imprisoned on a remote island until her comrades rescued her in a dramatic jailbreak, spiriting her away under gunfire. Roger K. Thomas examines Bōtō's life, writing, and legacy, and provides annotated translations of two of her literary diaries, shedding light on life and society in Japan's tumultuous bakumatsu period and challenging preconceptions about women's roles in the era.Thomas interweaves analysis of Bōtō's poetry and diaries with the history of her life and activism, examining their interrelationship and revealing how she brought two worlds-the poetic and the political-together. Counting Dreams illustrates Bōtō's significant role in the loyalist movement, depicting the adventurous life of a complex woman in Japan on the cusp of the Meiji Restoration
Counting Dreams illustrates Bōtō's significant role in the loyalist movement, depicting the adventurous life of a complex woman in Japan on the cusp of the Meiji Restoration
Counting Dreams -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translation -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Girlhood to Widowhood -- 2. Loyalist -- 3. Imprisonment and Exile -- 4. In Chōshū -- 5. Poetry -- 6. Diaries -- 7. Legacy -- Conclusion -- Sources I. Diary of My Journey to the Capital -- Sources II. Counting Dreams -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y.
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ISBN:9781501760006
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DOI:10.1515/9781501760013

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