History of the Japanese Buddhism
History of the cities of medieval Japan
Class Outline
I specialize in the history of Japanese Buddhism and the history of the
cities of medieval Japan, in particular Kamakura as a medieval city. When
I told you that I specialize in the history of Japanese Buddhism and that
of the cities of medieval Japan, some of you might have thought that the
above two themes seem completely unrelated.
However actually, they are closely related. In particular, the so-called
new Kamakura Buddhism ,that has been dominant in Japan, was started and
developed in medieval cities such as Heian-Kyo (present Kyoto) and Kamakura,
and I think this particular Buddhism was primarily for the salvation of
urban dwellers. I will focus on this new Kamakura Buddhism and Kamakura
as a medieval city in my class.
