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by Frois Sj, Luis | HC | VeryGood
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Title
- The First European Description of Japan, 1585
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780415727570
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
041572757X
ISBN-13
9780415727570
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038809137
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Publication Name
First European Description of Japan 1585 : A Critical English-Language Edition of Striking Contrasts in the Customs of Europe and Japan by Luis Frois SJ, with a Critical Introduction by Daniel T. Reff
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Subject
Ethnic Studies / General, Asia / Japan, Sociology / General, Customs & Traditions, Europe / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Travel, Social Science, History
Series
Japan Anthropology Workshop Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
23.2 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2013-034113
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
952.024
Table Of Content
Critical Introduction Daniel T. Reff The Tratado 1. Men, their Persons, and their Clothing 2. Women, their Persons and Customs 3. Children and their Customs 4. The Bonzes and their Customs 5. Temples, Images, and Things Pertaining to Worship and Religion 6. The Japanese Way of Eating and Drinking 7. Japanese Offensive and Defensive Weapons and Warfare 8. Horses 9. Diseases, Doctors, and Medicines 10. Japanese Writing and their Books, Paper, Ink and Letters 11. Houses, Construction, Gardens and Fruits 12. Ships, Seafaring and Dogus 13. Japanese Plays, Farces, Dances, Singing, and Musical Instruments 14. Other Various and Extraordinary Things that could not be Assigned to the Previous Chapters
Synopsis
In 1585, at the height of Jesuit missionary activity in Japan, which was begun by Francis Xavier in 1549, Luis Frois, a long-time missionary in Japan, drafted the earliest systematic comparison of Western and Japanese cultures. This book constitutes the first critical English-language edition of the 1585 work, the original of which was discovered in the Royal Academy of History in Madrid after the Second World War. The book provides a translation of the text, which is not a continuous narrative, but rather more than 600 distichs or brief couplets on subjects such as gender, child rearing, religion, medicine, eating, horses, writing, ships and seafaring, architecture, and music and drama. In addition, the book includes a substantive introduction and other editorial material to explain the background and also to make comparisons with present-day Japanese life. Overall, the book represents an important primary source for understanding a particularly challenging period of history and its connection to contemporary Europe and Japan.
LC Classification Number
DS822.2
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- v***v (2076)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAlthough this book was not as described, with no picture of it in the listing, the seller communicated well and quickly gave me a full refund while letting me keep it. The minimal packaging left the book a bit vulnerable (typical for ThriftBooks), but it did arrive safely and timely. As usual, it’s hit or miss with this seller, but often times you can get great values, and their customer service is always very good. Many other sellers with millions of transactions don’t even communicate.
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