Tsumi - Offence and Retribution in Early Japan 9781136874291, 2002068061, 0700717080

The Straw Man “Offence”

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The Formation of Hell: Death and Retribution in the Ancient and Early Christian Worlds 9781501711756

What becomes of the wicked? Hell—exile from God, subjection to fire, worms, and darkness—for centuries the idea has shap

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Love and Retribution 9781922488770

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Popular Literacy in Early Modern Japan 9780824863975

The focus of Richard Rubinger’s study of Japanese literacy is the least-studied (yet overwhelming majority) of the premo

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Technical Knowledge in Early Modern Japan 9781912961016

This volume provides a valuable selection of new research on the subject of the generation, dissemination and applicatio

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Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan 9780520947658

How did one dine with a shogun? Or make solid gold soup, sculpt with a fish, or turn seaweed into a symbol of happiness?

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Women and Public Life in Early Meiji Japan 9780472901609

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Land and Lordship in Early Modern Japan 9780804763868

Examining local politics in three Japanese domains (Yonezawa, Tokushima, and Hirosaki), this book shows how warlords (da

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Sacred Men: Law, Torture, and Retribution in Guam 9781478005667, 1478005661

Between 1944 and 1949 the United States Navy held a war crimes tribunal that tried Japanese nationals and members of Gua

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Women and Public Life in Early Meiji Japan 9780472901609

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