TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hurst,G.Cameron
TI  - Insei Abdicated Sovereigns in the Politics of Late Heian Japan 1086-1185
T2  - Studies of the East Asian Institute
SN  - 9780231915885
PY  - 1976///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Columbia University Press, 
KW  - HISTORY / Asia / Japan
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; List of Abbreviations --; Part I. Abdicated Sovereigns in Ancient Japan --; 1. The Concept of Insei in Japanese History --; 2. Structural and Functional Aspects of Heian Kinship Organization --; 3. Abdication and Abdicated Sovereigns Prior to the Insei Period --; 4. The Reign of Go-Sanjō and the Revival of Imperial Power --; 5. The Insei Period I: Shirakawa --; 6. The Insei Period II: Toba --; 7. The Insei Period III: Go-Shirakawa --; Part II. The In No Chō --; 8. The Structure and Function of the In No Chō --; 9. Study of the In no Kinshin --; 10. Imperial Estates in the Late Heian Period --; 11. Insei: A Redefinition --; Appendix One. Organization of the In no Chō --; Appendix Two. In no Kinshin --; Appendix Three. Japanese Sovereigns, 645-1185 --; Appendix Four. Abdicated Sovereigns and Their Major Consorts --; Bibliographic Note --; Bibliography --; Glossary --; Index; restricted access
N2  - Explains how and why abdicated sovereigns emerged as important political figures in the late Heian period of Japan and reevaluates the manner in which Japanese scholars have treated the abdicated sovereign in the politics of the period
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7312/hurs91588
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