An edition of Understanding Japan
(2015)
Understanding Japan
a cultural history
by Mark Ravina
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Lecturer Mark J. Ravina presents a series of 24 30-minute lectures on the culture of Japan, from prehistoric through contemporary times.
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Table of Contents
Disc 1.
Japan: a globally engaged island nation --
Understanding Japan through ancient myths --
The emergence of the Ritsuryō state --
Aspects of the Japanese language --
Early Japanese Buddhism --
Heian court culture -- -- Disc 2.
The rise of the samurai --
Pure land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism --
Samurai culture in the Ashikaga period --
Japan at home and abroad, 1300-1600 --
Japan's isolation in the Tokugawa period --
Japanese theater: Noh and Kabuki -- -- Disc 3.
The important of Japanese gardens --
The meaning of Bushidō in a time of peace --
Japanese poetry: the road to Haiku --
Hokusai and the art of wood-block prints --
The Meiji restoration --
Three visions of prewar Japan -- -- Disc 4.
War without a master plan: Japan, 1931-1945 --
Japanese family life --
Japanese foodways --
Japan's economic miracle --
Kurosawa and Ozu: two giants of film --
The making of contemporary Japan.
Edition Notes
Title and credits from container.
"Smithsonian"--Disc labels.
Accompanying course guidebook includes the professor biography, course scope, lecture guides and bibliographical references.
"Course no. 8332"--Disc labels.
Lecturer: Professor Mark J. Ravina, Emory University.
DVD, NTSC.
Closed-captioned in English.
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