ASTA 3210 Samurai Culture in Premodern Japan

ASTA 3210 Samurai Culture in Premodern Japan
Samurai Culture in Premodern Japan
The samurai has, together with the geisha, been an often-used stock image of idealized Japaneseness. This intermediate level lecture course undertakes to recover historical realities and assess the shifting profile of warrior rule over Japan's premodern past. Besides translations of textual sources, items of art and material culture sponsored by or referring to samurai will be at the basis of class discussions.
credit hours: 3