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*''Japanese'': 男伊達 ''(otoko date)''
''Otokodate'' were a type of street toughs prominent in [[Edo]] literature, theatre, and everyday culture in the early [[Edo period]]. They were closely related to the ''machiyakko'' (町奴), and engaged in a variety of violent and bullying activities to assert and maintain their power within a neighborhood.
By the early 18th century, however, the ''otokodate'' were largely suppressed, living on only in literature and theatre. On the streets, they were replaced by the ''isami'' (勇), a figure who ''performed'' machismo and toughness, speaking of his various exploits (e.g. street brawls he won), physical strength, and so forth, but without actually engaging in (much) violent behavior.
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==References==
*Tom Gaubatz, "A Barbershop on Every Corner: Urban Space and Identity Performance in the Fiction of Shikitei Sanba," guest lecture, UC Santa Barbara, 7 Jan 2016.
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''Otokodate'' were a type of street toughs prominent in [[Edo]] literature, theatre, and everyday culture in the early [[Edo period]]. They were closely related to the ''machiyakko'' (町奴), and engaged in a variety of violent and bullying activities to assert and maintain their power within a neighborhood.
By the early 18th century, however, the ''otokodate'' were largely suppressed, living on only in literature and theatre. On the streets, they were replaced by the ''isami'' (勇), a figure who ''performed'' machismo and toughness, speaking of his various exploits (e.g. street brawls he won), physical strength, and so forth, but without actually engaging in (much) violent behavior.
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==References==
*Tom Gaubatz, "A Barbershop on Every Corner: Urban Space and Identity Performance in the Fiction of Shikitei Sanba," guest lecture, UC Santa Barbara, 7 Jan 2016.
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]