The Development of Early Modern Onmyōdō
This article examines the development of Onmyōdō in the early modern period of Edo Japan. Although much of the focus on Onmyōdō has been on the ancient and medieval periods, early modern Onmyōdō had a completely different historical meaning due to various social developments in the Edo period. First...
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| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2013]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 151-167 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Divination B Heian period B Buddhism B Ceremonies B Medieval Period B Religious Studies B Priests B Shintoism B Prayer |
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| Summary: | This article examines the development of Onmyōdō in the early modern period of Edo Japan. Although much of the focus on Onmyōdō has been on the ancient and medieval periods, early modern Onmyōdō had a completely different historical meaning due to various social developments in the Edo period. First, the Tsuchimikado family gained official recognition from the shogunate so that all divination activity required licensing from them. Second, calendar creation and astronomical observations, formerly the responsibility of the Imperial Court's Onmyōdō Bureau, shifted to a new "office of astronomy" created by the bakufu. This system, in which religious practitioners such as those affiliated with Onmyōdō were incorporated into the bakufu's ruling framework, was dominant during the Edo period but was systematically dismantled by the Meiji government in the late nineteenth century. |
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