Counting dreams : the life and writings of the loyalist nun Nomura Bōtō /
Counting Dreams tells the story of Nomura Bōtō, a Buddhist nun, writer, poet, and activist who joined the movement to oppose the Tokugawa Shogunate and restore imperial rule. Banished for her political activities, Bōtō was imprisoned on a remote island until her comrades rescued her in a dramati...
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| Language: | English Japanese |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2021
Ithaca [New York] : 2021 Ithaca, NY : [2022] |
| Series: | Cornell East Asia series ;
number 209 Cornell East Asia series ; number 209 |
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Table of Contents:
- From Girlhood to Widowhood
- Loyalist
- Imprisonment and Exile
- In Chōshū
- Poetry
- Diaries
- Legacy
- Girlhood to Widowhood
- Loyalist
- Imprisonment and Exile
- In Chōshū
- Poetry
- Diaries
- Legacy
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Translation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Girlhood to Widowhood
- Chapter 2. Loyalist
- Chapter 3. Imprisonment and Exile
- Chapter 4. In Chōshū
- Chapter 5. Poetry
- Chapter 6. Diaries
- Chapter 7. Legacy
- Conclusion
- Sources I. Diary of My Journey to the Capital
- Sources II. Counting Dreams
- Bibliography
- Index