Book contents
- Reading Medieval Ruins
- Reading Medieval Ruins
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Prologue
- 1 A Provincial Palace City as an Urban Space
- 2 The Material Culture of Urban Life
- 3 Late Medieval Warlords and the Agglomeration of Power
- 4 The Material Foundations of Faith
- 5 Culture and Sociability in the Provinces
- 6 Urban Destruction in Late Medieval Japan
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Culture and Sociability in the Provinces
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 March 2022
- Reading Medieval Ruins
- Reading Medieval Ruins
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Prologue
- 1 A Provincial Palace City as an Urban Space
- 2 The Material Culture of Urban Life
- 3 Late Medieval Warlords and the Agglomeration of Power
- 4 The Material Foundations of Faith
- 5 Culture and Sociability in the Provinces
- 6 Urban Destruction in Late Medieval Japan
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter lays out the vibrant social networks and rich cultural activities of the elite residents of Ichijōdani, pushing back against the derivative claim that provincial capitals were mere “Little Kyotos.”
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- Reading Medieval RuinsUrban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan, pp. 149 - 181Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022