Ritual Poetry and the Politics of Death in Early Japan
1991; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/132748
ISSN1549-4721
AutoresAllan G. Grapard, Gary L. Ebersole,
Tópico(s)Japanese History and Culture
Resumoexamination of death rituals in early Japan finds in the practice of double burial a key to understanding the Taika Era (645-710 A.D.). Drawing on narratives and poems from the earliest Japanese texts--the Kojiki, the Nihonshoki, and the Man'yoshu, an anthology of poetry--it argues that double burial was the center of a manipulation of myth and ritual for specific ideological and factional purposes. This volume has significantly raised the standard of scholarship on early Japanese and Man'yoshu studies.--Joseph Kitagawa So convincing is the historical and religious thought displayed here, it is impossible to imagine how anyone can ever again read these documents in the old way.--Alan L. Miller, The Journal of Religion A central resource for historians of early Japan.--David L. Barnhill, History of Religions
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