Description

Book Synopsis
While the loss of sight may be understood as a disability, blind people in the Tokugawa period (1600-1868) could thrive because of disability. The blind of the era were prominent across a wide range of professions. Blind in Early Modern Japan illustrates the breadth and depth of those occupations.

Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables
  • Map of Japan in the Tokugawa (Edo) Period (1600–1868)
  • Map of Japan: Modern Regions and Prefectures
  • Abbreviated List of Historical Periods
  • A Note on Japanese Terminology and Names
  • Acknowledgments
    Preface: A Personal Note
    Introduction
    Chapter 1
  • Japanese Ophthalmology: Medical Studies of Eye Conditions
    Chapter 2
  • Eye Medicines: The Popular Culture of Cure
    Chapter 3
  • The Blind Guild: Status and Power
    Chapter 4
  • Non-Membership and the Challenge of Authority
    Chapter 5
  • Texts and Performances: The Significance of One Blind Musician’s Career
    Chapter 6
  • Healing by Touch: Blind Acupuncturists and Masseurs
    Epilogue
  • Onward to the Meiji Period
    Bibliography
    Index

    Blind in Early Modern Japan Disability Medicine

    Product form

    £23.70

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £24.95 – you save £1.25 (5%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Sat 27 Dec 2025.

    A Paperback / softback by Wei Yu Wayne Tan

    15 in stock


      View other formats and editions of Blind in Early Modern Japan Disability Medicine by Wei Yu Wayne Tan

      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: 30/09/2022
      ISBN13: 9780472055487, 978-0472055487
      ISBN10: 0472055488
      Also in:
      History of medicine Disability: social aspects

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      While the loss of sight may be understood as a disability, blind people in the Tokugawa period (1600-1868) could thrive because of disability. The blind of the era were prominent across a wide range of professions. Blind in Early Modern Japan illustrates the breadth and depth of those occupations.

      Table of Contents
      • List of Illustrations
      • List of Tables
      • Map of Japan in the Tokugawa (Edo) Period (1600–1868)
      • Map of Japan: Modern Regions and Prefectures
      • Abbreviated List of Historical Periods
      • A Note on Japanese Terminology and Names
      • Acknowledgments
        Preface: A Personal Note
        Introduction
        Chapter 1
      • Japanese Ophthalmology: Medical Studies of Eye Conditions
        Chapter 2
      • Eye Medicines: The Popular Culture of Cure
        Chapter 3
      • The Blind Guild: Status and Power
        Chapter 4
      • Non-Membership and the Challenge of Authority
        Chapter 5
      • Texts and Performances: The Significance of One Blind Musician’s Career
        Chapter 6
      • Healing by Touch: Blind Acupuncturists and Masseurs
        Epilogue
      • Onward to the Meiji Period
        Bibliography
        Index

        Recently viewed products

        © 2025 Book Curl

          • American Express
          • Apple Pay
          • Diners Club
          • Discover
          • Google Pay
          • Maestro
          • Mastercard
          • PayPal
          • Shop Pay
          • Union Pay
          • Visa

          Login

          Forgot your password?

          Don't have an account yet?
          Create account