A Year in Seventeenth-Century Kyoto: Edo-Period Writings on Annual Ceremonies, Festivals, and Customs - Gerald Groemer - Books - University of Hawai'i Press - 9780824892982 - September 30, 2023
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A Year in Seventeenth-Century Kyoto: Edo-Period Writings on Annual Ceremonies, Festivals, and Customs


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Explains Japanese conceptions of time and space within which annual celebrations took place and outlines how these were chronicled, described, and interpreted up to the seventeenth century. The book also offers translations of writings from the seventeenth century that describe the dates, sites, meanings, and histories of many annual events.


380 pages, 65 b&w illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 30, 2023
ISBN13 9780824892982
Publishers University of Hawai'i Press
Pages 380
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 10 mm   ·   544 g
Language English  

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