The revival of Neo-Confucianism

When the political climate changed, Shushigaku (Neo-Confucius) once again regained a dominant position in the scholarly world.

The Kansei Edict of 1790 made Neo-Confucianism the official doctrine of the state and banned all other schools. Watch Prof. Horikawa explain how it happened and what the result of this movement was.

Books introduced in the video

^{Fig.1 Seisai shiwa, Kyōwa 2 (1809) edition
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Full text can be viewed through National Diet Library of Japan Digital Collection.}

Keywords introduced in the video

• Kobunji-ha
• Edo
• Kobunjigaku
• Kansei reforms (1787)
• Kansei-era Proscription of Heterodoxy (1790)
• Shōheizaka gakumonjo
• provincial schools
• Kanpan : government publications
• shogunate

Person introduced in the video

• Matsudaira Sadanobu (1758-1829)