Court and Bakufu in Japan Essays in Kamakura History [Hardcover]

The Kamakura period, 1180-1333, is known as the era of Japan's first warrior government. As the essays in this book show, however, the period was notable for the coexistence of two centers of authority, the Bakufu military government at Kamakura and the civilian court in Kyoto, with the newer warrior government gradually gaining ascendancy.

PrefaceIntroduction Jeffrey P. MassPart I. The Resiliency of Kyoto and Contral Institutions: 1. The Kobu polity: Court-Bakufu relations in Kamakura Japan G. Cameron Hurst III2. The imperial court as a legal authority in the Kamakura age Cornelius J. Kiley3. Hierarchy and economics in early medieval Todajji Joan R. Piggott4. Suo province in the age of Kamakura Peter J. ArnesenPart II. Warrior Government under the Hojo: 5. The early Bakufu and feudalism Jeffrey P. Mass6. The Hojo family and succession to power H. Paul Varley7. The Hojo and consultative government Andrew Goble8. The Zen monastery in Kamakura society Martin Collcutt9. Social control and the significance of Akuto Lorraine F. HarringtonEpilogue John W. HallOld and new approaches to Kamakura history Takeuchi Rizo.