The Great Courses - Understanding Japan: A Cultural History torrent

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Japan’s extraordinary culture is like no other in the world. The 2,000-year-old civilization grew through periods of seclusion and assimilation to cultivate a society responsible for immeasurable influences on the rest of the world. What makes Japan so distinctive? The answer is more than just spiritual beliefs or culinary tastes. It’s the ongoing clash between tradition and modernity; a conflict shaped by Japan’s long history of engagement and isolation.

01 - Japan - A Globally Engaged Island Nation.mp4
02 - Understanding Japan Through Ancient Myths.mp4
03 - Emergence of the Ritsuryō.mp4
04 - Aspects of the Japanese Language.mp4
05 - Early Japanese Buddhism.mp4
06 - Heian Court Culture.mp4
07 - The Rise of the Samurai.mp4
08 - Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism.mp4
09 - Samurai Culture in the Ashikaga Period.mp4
10 - Japan at Home and Abroad, 1300-1600.mp4
11 - Japan's Isolation in the Tokugawa Period.mp4
12 - Japanese Theater - Noh and Kabuki.mp4
13 - The Importance of Japanese Gardens.mp4
14 - The Meaning of Bushidō in a Time of Peace.mp4
15 - Japanese Poetry - The Road to Haiku.mp4
16 - Hokusai and the Art of Wood-Block Prints.mp4
17 - The Meiji Restoration.mp4
18 - Three Visions of Prewar Japan.mp4
19 - A War without a Master Plan - Japan, 1931-1945.mp4
20 - Japanese Family Life.mp4
21 - Japanese Foodways.mp4
22 - Japan's Economic Miracle.mp4
23 - Kurosawa and Ozu - Two Giants of Film.mp4
24 - The Making of Contemporary Japan.mp4

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