Kumano Nachi Mandalas: Medieval Landscape, Medieval National Identity

abstract: A Japanese national identity is generally thought to have originated in the 17th century, with the advent of the Kokugaku movement. I will argue that there is earlier evidence for the existence of a Japanese national identity in the Kumano Nachi mandalas of the Kamakura and Muromachi perio...

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Other Authors: Gossett, Sarah E. (Author)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.46262