Clans and genealogy in ancient Japan : legends of ancestor worship
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Clans and genealogy in ancient Japan : legends of ancestor worship
(Routledge-WIAS interdisciplinary studies / edited by Hideaki Miyajima and Masao Suzuki, 6)
Routledge, 2017
- : hbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Description
In recent years, there has been a noticeable and enthusiastic increase of interest in Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in Japan. The legends of these temples and shrines are recorded in many historical manuscripts and these genealogies have such great significance that some of them have been registered as national treasures of Japan. They are indispensable to elucidate the history of these temples and shrines, in addition to the formation process of the ancient Japanese nation.
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the genealogies and legends of ancient Japanese clans. It advances the study of ancient Japanese history by utilizing new analytical perspective from not only the well-known historical manuscripts relied upon by previous researchers, but also valuable genealogies and legends that previous researchers largely neglected.
Table of Contents
List of figures
Preface and acknowledgements
1 Analytical method for genealogy and legend
2 Structure and source manuscripts of Enchin Keizu
3 Consciousness of the bloodline of the Inagi-no-Obito Clan and Enchin
4 Editing process and historical background of Amabe-uji Keizu
5 Genealogical relationship of the Amane-no-Atai clan
6 Legend of the Omiwa-no-Ason Clan and the eastern expedition
7 Legend of the Omiwa-no-Ason clan and diplomacy
8 Conclusions and future prospects
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Index
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