| The Authenticity of Sendai Kuji Hongi: A New Examination of Texts, with a Translation and Commentary Contributor(s): Bentley, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004152253 ISBN-13: 9789004152250 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $202.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: This reexamination of the much-maligned text of Sendai kuji hongi provides a new look into early Japanese historiography, as well as a window to a variant view of the Japanese imperial lineage, and information on important families such as the Mononobe and Owari. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 952.01 |
| Series: Brill's Japanese Studies Library |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.43" W x 9.69" (2.04 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This reexamination of Sendai kuji hongi (Kujiki) convincingly leads the reader to new conclusions on its place within the history and historiography of early Japan. While the Sendai kuji hongi is generally considered as simply derivative, drawing on Kojiki, Nihon shoki, and Kogo shūi, John Bentley's careful textual analysis demonstrates that the work has actually drawn from drafts of Kojiki and Nihon shoki, but not Kogo shūi, which has quoted from Kujiki. Thus the work can not be seen as a product of the early Heian era, but must date from the early Nara era. It therewith offers a new look not only into Japanese early Japanese historiography, but also provides a window to a variant view of the Japanese imperial lineage. The first three chapters consist of an analysis of the text from a textual analytical and linguistic viewpoint. Sections only found in Kujiki are then examined and analyzed. With full translation of the ten books of Kujiki, and amply annotated text. |