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REL 3721 (4721): The Age of the Samurai
This page features resources for the course REL-3721 (4721): The Age of the Samurai. You can find more by searching the Library catalogue, or look up databases and journals by title.
Suggested Keywords:
- Samurai history
- Japan History, Military to 1868
- Martial arts Japan history
- Weapons Japan history
- Tokugawa period
- Edo period
Books
Scholarly Journals
- Japan ForumThe leading European journal in the multidisciplinary field of Japanese Studies, publishes original research in subject areas ranging from archaeology, language, literature, philosophy and culture to history, economics, politics, international relations and law.
- The Journal of Japanese StudiesA multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary forum for communicating new information, interpretations, and research on Japan.
- Early Modern JapanAn interdisciplinary, international community of specialists of early modern Japan (ca. late 16th to late 19th century) [that] publishes scholarly essays, translations, essays on teaching about early modern Japan, academic news, and book reviews.
- Monumenta NipponicaFounded by Sophia University in 1938, Monumenta Nipponica is an English-language peer-reviewed journal that publishes outstanding research and translations, as well as authoritative book reviews, in premodern and modern Japanese studies.
Databases
Bloomsbury Cultural History
Bloomsbury Cultural History is a digital reference tool comprising curated and illustrated reference works alongside extensive eBook and image collections. It offers an authoritative survey of a wide range of subjects throughout history. Each subject is looked at in Antiquity, the Medieval Age, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Age of Empire and the Modern Age and thematic coverage is consistent across all periods so that users can either gain a broad overview of a period or follow a theme through the ages.
eHRAF World Cultures
eHRAF World Cultures contains ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life. eHRAF is unique in having subject indexing at the paragraph level. This allows detailed and precise searching for concepts not easily found with keywords.
Arms & Armour
- Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan2022 exhibition of samurai sword fittings at The Metropolitan Museum.
- Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–18682009 exhibition of samurai arms and armour at The Metropolitan Museum.
- Samurai: Japanese Arms & ArmourOverview of samurai arms and armour at the Victoria & Albert museum.