Ukiyo: The Floating World

1. Everyday life

1.1. Social Hierarchy

2. Detachment Everyday life

2.1. Escape from Hierarchy

3. Pleasure and Luxuries

3.1. Yoshiwara

3.1.1. Courtesans

3.1.1.1. Fashion

3.1.2. Unique dialect and customs

3.1.3. Detachment from Edo- physically

3.1.4. Internal hierarchy and ranking

3.1.5. Human trafficking

3.1.6. Prostitution

3.2. Theater

3.2.1. Anonymity

3.2.2. Intense rivalry

3.2.3. Fandom

3.2.4. Actor improv

3.2.5. Internal hierarchy

3.3. Puppet Theater

3.4. Illustrated Books

3.5. Escapism

4. Departure from Buddhism

4.1. transience

5. Economic Climate

5.1. Rise of merchant class

5.2. consumer culture

6. Politics

6.1. Alternate Attendance

6.2. Sumptuary laws

6.3. Edo as the administrative center

6.4. censorship

6.5. Consolidation of Power

6.6. Peace

7. Ukiyo-e

7.1. Wood-block printing

7.2. Mass reproduction

7.3. Surimono

7.4. Symbolism

7.5. Erotic images

7.6. Same-sex love depictions