Roger K. Thomas
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- May 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781501759994
- eISBN:
- 9781501760013
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9781501759994.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Asian History
This chapter explores the tendency of disciplinary divisions to narrow the views and importance of figures while using Nomura Bōtō as a reference. It mentions how Bōtō's life is illustrative of ...
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This chapter explores the tendency of disciplinary divisions to narrow the views and importance of figures while using Nomura Bōtō as a reference. It mentions how Bōtō's life is illustrative of Bakumatsu's society and culture. The Bakumatsu period saw the weakening of the waka establishment in line with the decentralization of literary activity. Moreover, the Bakumatsu period witnessed the breakdown of class boundaries and gender roles in society. The chapter also addresses the chiliastic atmosphere being solved through class fluidity and the millenarian worldview. It uses the life of Shibue Io as an example of the aforementioned changes. The chapter then explains how liminality could help understand Bōtō's mature vision.Less
This chapter explores the tendency of disciplinary divisions to narrow the views and importance of figures while using Nomura Bōtō as a reference. It mentions how Bōtō's life is illustrative of Bakumatsu's society and culture. The Bakumatsu period saw the weakening of the waka establishment in line with the decentralization of literary activity. Moreover, the Bakumatsu period witnessed the breakdown of class boundaries and gender roles in society. The chapter also addresses the chiliastic atmosphere being solved through class fluidity and the millenarian worldview. It uses the life of Shibue Io as an example of the aforementioned changes. The chapter then explains how liminality could help understand Bōtō's mature vision.
