... least implicitly, raise questions about the legitimacy of Minamoto rule and particularly that of Yoritomo. Chapter 3 deals with Kiso no Yoshinaka's "Petition to Hachiman," a written document that emphasizes his identity as a Minamoto and his special relation with Hachiman, the tutelary ...
Tópico(s): Chinese history and philosophy
2006 - Sophia University | Monumenta Nipponica
... She does this by examining the stories behind Yoshinaka, a cousin of Yoritomo, and Minamoto Yoshitsune, the shogun's brother. In both cases, ... the hero himself, as in the case of Yoshinaka. Thus, although there were originally many rifts within the Minamoto family, later histories portrayed the Minamoto as a ... distinguished lineage going back at least to the Minamoto patriarch Yoshiie. The swords also, at one time or another, belonged to either Yoshinaka or Yoshitsune, imbuing them not only with a distinguished lineage, but also a tragic past. While both brothers ultimately are killed in carrying out their mission, the two swords are presented to Yoritomo, creating a situation in which distinguished family heirlooms are returned to their rightful owner. Thus, the swords' return symbolizes very powerfully the consolidation of Minamoto rule over Japan and the end of any ...
Tópico(s): Japanese History and Culture
2009 - Cambridge University Press | The Journal of Asian Studies