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The unique amalgam of prayer and play at the Sensoji temple in Edo is often cited as proof of the degenerate Buddhism of the Tokugawa period. This investigation of the economy and cultural politics of Sensoji, however, shows that its culture of prayer and play reflected changes taking place in Tokugawa Japan, particularly in the city of Edo.

Prayer and Play in Late Tokugawa Japan

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      Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
      Publication Date: 15/04/2000
      ISBN13: 9780674002401, 978-0674002401
      ISBN10: 0674002407
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      Book Synopsis
      The unique amalgam of prayer and play at the Sensoji temple in Edo is often cited as proof of the degenerate Buddhism of the Tokugawa period. This investigation of the economy and cultural politics of Sensoji, however, shows that its culture of prayer and play reflected changes taking place in Tokugawa Japan, particularly in the city of Edo.

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