From monk-scholars to kangakusha
In Week 4, we will learn more about the development of scholarship during the Edo period, after the end of the golden age of temple scholarship, by looking at some Japanese scholars.
Some words and names that may be unfamiliar to learners are listed in the glossary for each week. For Week 4, it’s located in the last step of this week. The PDF version is also available.
Keywords introduced in the video
- Edo period
- Edo
- Muromachi
- Kyoto
- Kenninji
- kangakusha: scholars of Chinese studies
- jugakusha: Confucian scholars
- Rinke: Hayashi family of scholars
- Gozan
The PDF version of the course handout for Week 4 is available in the DOWNLOADS section below.
Historical figures in the video
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598), kampaku
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan
- Hayashi Razan (1583-1657), Japanese Scholar
- Fujiwara Seika (1561-1619), Japanese Scholar
Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books
Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books
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