This article delves into the issue of mabiki (infanticide) in the late Edo period by analysing three texts authored by prominent scholars belonging to a circle of philologists and historians known as kokugakusha. During the first two centuries of the Edo period, mabiki and abortion were generally tolerated. However, as authorities began to recognise that these practices resulted in an unregulated depletion of valuable labour in the fields, they sought solutions that involved the active engagement of kokugakusha in propagating efforts to discourage these detrimental practices. This article sheds light on this historical context and the role of kokugakusha in addressing the problem of mabiki.
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Chapter Title
Istruire le masse: sul mabiki negli scritti dei kokugakusha
Authors
Mario Talamo
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0422-4.33
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Il dono dell’airone
Book Subtitle
Scritti in onore di Ikuko Sagiyama
Editors
Luca Capponcelli, Diego Cucinelli, Chiara Ghidini, Matilde Mastrangelo, Rolando Minuti
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Number of Pages
390
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0422-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0421-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0422-4
Series Title
Connessioni. Studies in Transcultural History
Series ISSN
2975-0393
Series E-ISSN
2975-0261