Population, Disease, and Land in Early Japan, 645–900

Farris, William Wayne

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“…In the year 735, (Farris, 1985) an outbreak of Japanese smallpox appeared in Tokyo and spread to neighboring countries, killing about one million people within two years. The most fatal disease in history was the bubonic plague, called the 'black death' (Gottfried, 1983) because it formed black spots on the skin.…”

Section: History Of Pandemicsmentioning

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A Discussion of Relevant Religious Teachings from Islam and Christianity to the COVID-19 Crisis.

Raja¹

2021

Intl. J. Rel.

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The Coronavirus crisis has undoubtedly changed the landscape of the world. The pandemic has radically changed the way of life of most of the seven billion people in the global community. In the past, people living in uncertain times have sought solace and comfort in God, through the medium of faith. This paper considers historical perspectives of past epidemics and pandemics, comparing and contrasting the themes that arise through relevant religious teachings of Islam and Christianity, with the aim of identifying sources of consolation to contemporary adherents in the current crisis.

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Section: History Of Pandemicsmentioning

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A Discussion of Relevant Religious Teachings from Islam and Christianity to the COVID-19 Crisis.

Raja¹

2021

Intl. J. Rel.

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“…By the end of the Yayoi period, iron farming tools and more sophisticated irrigation techniques had contributed to further population growth, increasing the population to between 1.5 million and 4.5 million. 8 Despite archaeological evidence including burial practices, the lack of reliable data makes the trends from 300 AD to 645 AD rough estimates. 9 According to a Chinese report of circa AD 297, Chinese visitors observed the Japanese people ("the people of Wa") living in houses where father and mother, and elder and younger, slept separately.…”

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The Shifting Roles of Women in Intergenerational Mutual Caregiving in Japan: The Importance of Peace, Population Growth, and Economic Expansion

Tanaka

Johnson

2008

Journal of Family History

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This article looks at historical changes in the cultural superstructure defining the proper organization of elder care. Intergenerational mutual care in Japan developed in a context of various factors, including cultural ideals, centralization of the civil state, and the family unit, called the ie . In the Tokugawa period, care was often emphasized as men's morality in public, for the Tokugawa shogunate emphasized the Confucian ideology of filial piety. As Japan moved from the Tokugawa to the Meiji period, it became more feasible for the government to create legal pressures on women to care for children and the dependent elderly in the privatized ie . Although the ethics of care moved from the public to the private sphere, socioeconomic transformation enabled women to gain equal education and enabled the elderly to live longer. Generational differences now bring conflicts and tensions in Japanese society in determining where the morality of care should belong.

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“…Japan never suffered from foreign invasions, and the two main episodes of civil war in the latter half of the twelfth century when the first (Kamakura) shogunate was established, and from 1467 to 1568, were much smaller in their impact than the wars China experienced. Farris (1985), Honjo (1935), Taeuber (1958, with some interpolation. Table B -14, de Vries (1984), Perkins (1969) and Ishii (1937).…”

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“…These registers had very scanty coverage of the child population, there was substantial regional variance, with much better coverage in Seoul, the capital. Kwon (1993) adjusted these records with the help of other Source: For the first century I took the midpoint of the range cited by Farris (1985) p. 3 for the Yayoi period, and for the year 1000 interpolated between the estimate cited by Farris (p. 175) for the mid 7th and by Taeuber (1958), p. 20, for the mid 13th century. For 1500-1600 I assume the same growth rate as Hayami (0.18 per cent a year).…”

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confidence: 99%