Medieval Japanese History, Religion and Noh
| Period | 1100-1185
Late Heian |
1185-1330 Kamakura 1330-1380 |
1380-1470
Middle Muromachi |
1470-1603
Late Muromachi |
| Events | End of rule by Aristocracy | 1180-85 Heike/Taira-Genji/Minamoto Civil War
1185 Minamoto move capital to Kamakura Development of popular Buddhism 1333 Ashikaga move capital back to Kyoto |
Ashikaga begin patronage of arts | "Warring States" period; Ashikaga lose power and other samurai families struggle for dominance |
| Culture | Didactic Buddhist Tales (Setsuwa) Hell and Hungry Ghost Scrolls |
War Tales (Tale of the Heike, Taiheiki [1330-1370]) Early Noh Kan'ami (1333- 1384) Temple/shrine
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Middle Noh
Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu becomes patron of Zeami (1363-1443)
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Late Noh
Patronage by less-cultured Samurai
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| Plays | Dôjôji setsuwa ("Red Heat") |
Aoi no Ue Raiden Ama Kanemaki (early version of Dôjôji) |
Nonomiya |
Adachigahara Dôjôji |