Early Modern Society

Japanese: 近世社会 - きんせいしゃかい
Early Modern Society
The word "modern times" has different meanings depending on the era. In the terminology of Edo period Japanese scholars, it meant the recent times up to the present day, which in today's terms has a strong connotation of the modern era. In officially appointed history books of the mid-Meiji period, "modern times" had a meaning roughly similar to "the Edo period." This too probably meant the recent times preceding the Meiji era. However, in the use of the term by historians today, it can be said that the word "modern times" carries a meaning that goes beyond the meaning of the recent past. In terms of economics in particular, while the period after the Meiji era is seen as the age of capitalism or civil society, the word "modern times" carries a feeling of referring to the period before capitalism.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
〈近世〉という言葉には,時代により異なった意味がある。江戸時代の国学者の用語では,今にいたる近い世の意味をもっており,今日の言葉でいえば現代にあたる意味が強い。明治中期の官選の歴史書では,近世はほぼ〈江戸時代〉というに近い意味をもっていた。これも明治に先立つ近い世を意味するものであろう。しかし今日の歴史家の用語例では,近い過去の意味をこえた内容を近世という言葉にもたせているといってよい。経済を中心にいえば,明治以後を資本主義の時代あるいは市民社会とみるのに対し,資本主義以前の時代とする気持がこめられている。

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

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