Fertility And Pleasure Ritual And Sexual Values in Tokugawa Japan

249 Pages·2006·3.381 MB·English

by  William R. Lindsey

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F E R T I L I T Y
A N D
P L E A S U R E
RITUAL
AND
SEXUAL VALUES
IN
TOKUGAWA JAPAN
william r. lindsey
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F E R T I L I T Y
AND
P L E A S U R E

F E R T I L I T Y
AND
P L E A S U R E
RITUAL
AND
SEXUAL VALUES
IN
TOKUGAWA JAPAN
william r. lindsey
university of hawai‘i press
honolulu
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lindsey, William R., 1964–
Fertility and pleasure : ritual and sexual values in Tokugawa
Japan / William R. Lindsey.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-3036-6(hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8248-3036-9(hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Sexual ethics—Japan—History. 2. Social values—Japan—History.
3. Women—Japan—Social conditions. 4. Sex role—Japan—History.
5. Japan—Social conditions—1600–1868. 6.Japan—Social life and
customs—1600–1868. I. Title.
HQ18.J3L56 2007
306.810952'09032—dc22
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acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence
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contents
Acknowledgments ix
1 introduction 1
2 value models 27
3 entrance 49
4 placement 97
5 exit 137
6 conclusion 176
Appendices 181
Notes 187
Bibliography 217
Index 231

acknowledgments
THIS BOOK is not the work of one person. Many people and organiza-
tions gave their support and advice, which transformed a raw idea into
the book you now hold. Through the support of a postdoctoral fellow-
ship for foreign researchers from the Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science, I was able to put aside my teaching responsibilities and travel to
Japan for research at the Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture
at Kanagawa University. I am deeply grateful to Sano Kenji for allow-
ing me to participate at the institute and for encouraging me as both
mentor and friend throughout my tenure there. I also wish to thank
Takagi Tadashi of the Enkiridera Mantokuji Shiryökan for his kindness
and openness in sharing his research and knowledge to a curious guy
who dropped by his museum one day. Long before this, I conducted
initial research at the University of Tokyo with the support of a Ful-
bright Graduate Research Fellowship. Shimazono Susumu kindly made
introductions for me, suggested ideas, and encouraged me to take full
advantage of the school’s libraries and archives at a time when the proj-
ect was still in its infancy. Many people read this manuscript at different
stages and offered valuable suggestions and criticisms, no one more so
than Linda Penkower, who, with much energy and encouragement, was
instrumental in helping me put together the initial draft. Likewise, Fred
Clothey, Ann Jannetta, Evelyn Rawski, Tom Rimer, and peer review-
ers gave their time and ideas to the manuscript, and it is an immensely
better product because of their efforts. To the editors of the University
of Hawai‘i Press I extend a special note of thanks for their faith in the
project. My departmental colleagues at the University of Kansas also
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