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Format: 1 online resource (xviii, 255 p.) : , ill., map.

ISBN: 9780231530873 (ebook) :

Content: Japan in the early 17th century was a wild place. Serial killers stalked the streets of Kyoto at night, while noblemen and women mingled freely at the imperial palace, drinking saké and watching kabuki dancing in the presence of the emperor's principal consort. Among these noblewomen was an imperial concubine named Nakanoin Nakako, who in 1609 became embroiled in a sex scandal, was exiled, shipwrecked, spent 14 years in a remote village, then entered a convent and became a Buddhist nun. This book recounts the story of this resilient woman.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780231158541

Language: English

URL: Columbia scholarship online

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/rowl15854

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Format: 1 online resource : , ‹B›11 color illus, 3 maps, 1 chart‹/B›

ISBN: 9780231530873

Content: Japan in the early seventeenth century was a wild place. Serial killers stalked the streets of Kyoto at night, while noblemen and women mingled freely at the imperial palace, drinking saké and watching kabuki dancing in the presence of the emperor's principal consort. Among these noblewomen was an imperial concubine named Nakanoin Nakako, who in 1609 became embroiled in a sex scandal involving both courtiers and young women in the emperor's service. As punishment, Nakako was banished to an island in the Pacific Ocean, but she never reached her destination. Instead, she was shipwrecked and spent fourteen years in a remote village on the Izu Peninsula before she was finally allowed to return to Kyoto. In 1641, Nakako began a new adventure: she entered a convent and became a Buddhist nun.Recounting the remarkable story of this resilient woman and her war-torn world, G. G. Rowley investigates aristocratic family archives, village storehouses, and the records of imperial convents. She follows the banished concubine as she endures rural exile, receives an unexpected reprieve, and rediscovers herself as the abbess of a nunnery. While unraveling Nakako's unusual tale, Rowley also reveals the little-known lives of samurai women who sacrificed themselves on the fringes of the great battles that brought an end to more than a century of civil war. Written with keen insight and genuine affection, An Imperial Concubine's Tale tells the true story of a woman's extraordinary life in seventeenth-century Japan.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , List of Illustrations -- , Preface and Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , Chapter 1. A Courtier’s Life, in and out of the World -- , Chapter 2. The Year 1600: A World Again at War -- , Chapter 3. At the Court of the Dragon -- , Chapter 4. Scandal -- , Chapter 5. The Tale of Kazan -- , Chapter 6. Shipwreck -- , Chapter 7. The Long Reprieve -- , Chapter 8 Salvation -- , Epilogue -- , Principal Characters -- , Glossary -- , Abbreviations -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index

Language: English

DOI: 10.7312/rowl15854

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/rowl15854

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Format: 1 online resource (281 pages)

ISBN: 9780231530873

Content: Japan in the early seventeenth century was a wild place. Serial killers stalked the streets of Kyoto at night, while noblemen and women mingled freely at the imperial palace, drinking saké and watching kabuki dancing in the presence of the emperor's principal consort. Among these noblewomen was an imperial concubine named Nakanoin Nakako, who in 1609 became embroiled in a sex scandal involving both courtiers and young women in the emperor's service. As punishment, Nakako was banished to an island in the Pacific Ocean, but she never reached her destination. Instead, she was shipwrecked and spent fourteen years in a remote village on the Izu Peninsula, before being set free in an amnesty. Returning to Kyoto, Nakako began a new adventure: she entered a convent and became a Buddhist nun. Recounting the remarkable story of this resilient woman and the war-torn world in which she lived, G. G. Rowley investigates aristocratic family archives, village storehouses, and the records of imperial convents to re-create Nakako's life from beginning to end. She follows the banished concubine as she endures rural exile, receives an unexpected reprieve, and rediscovers herself as the abbess of a nunnery. As she unravels Nakako's unusual tale, Rowley also profiles the little-known lives of samurai women who sacrificed themselves on the fringes of the great battles that brought an end to more than a century of civil war. Written with keen insight and genuine affection, An Imperial Concubine's Tale tells the true story of a woman's extraordinary life in seventeenth-century Japan.

Content: Intro -- Quotes -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A Courtier's Life, in and out of the World -- Chapter 2: The Year 1600 A World Again at War -- Chapter 3: At the Court of the Dragon -- Chapter 4: Scandal -- Chapter 5: The Tale of Kazan -- Chapter 6: Shipwreck -- Chapter 7: The Long Reprieve -- Chapter 8: Salvation -- Epilogue -- Principal Characters -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780231158541

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780231158541

Language: English

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