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江戸時代女性の噂話 第二部:農村あるいは地方の女性, Cecilia (淑子) Seigle (瀬川) Jan 2012

江戸時代女性の噂話 第二部:農村あるいは地方の女性, Cecilia (淑子) Seigle (瀬川)

Cecilia S Seigle Ph.D.

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Some Observations On The Weddings Of Tokugawa Shogun’S Daughters – Part 2, Cecilia Seigle Jan 2012

Some Observations On The Weddings Of Tokugawa Shogun’S Daughters – Part 2, Cecilia Seigle

Cecilia S Seigle Ph.D.

This section discusses the complex psychological and philosophical reason for Shogun Yoshimune’s contrasting handlings of his two adopted daughters’ and his favorite son’s weddings. In my thinking, Yoshimune lived up to his philosophical principles by the illogical, puzzling treatment of the three weddings. We can witness the manifestation of his modest and frugal personality inherited from his ancestor Ieyasu, cohabiting with his strong but unconventional sense of obligation and respect for his benefactor Tsunayoshi.