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The Future and the Past: A Translation and Study of the Gukansho, an Interpretative History of Japan written in 1219

By Delmer Brown (Editor), Ichiro Ishida (Editor)
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By Delmer Brown (Editor), Ichiro Ishida (Editor)
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The Future and the Past: A Translation and Study of the Gukanshō takes readers deep into the intellectual and cultural landscape of 13th-century Japan, offering a detailed translation and analysis of the Gukanshō, a pivotal historical work written by the Buddhist priest Jien in 1219. Amid social upheaval and the looming conflict between the Imperial Court and the military government, Jien crafted a visionary interpretation of Japan's history, blending Buddhist doctrines of kalpic decline an...

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