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Tag Archives: ancient
Book Announcement: Senmyō: Old Japanese Imperial Edicts in the National Histories 697-887
Senmyō: Old Japanese Imperial Edicts in the National Histories 697-887 Ross Bender The Old Japanese edicts in Shoku Nihongi have been intensively if not exhaustively studied. Remarkably, the readings that Motoori Norinaga assigned to them in the eighteenth century are essentially in … Continue reading
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Resource: Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
For those looking for more educational resources to use in the classroom, today we’ll briefly introduce a resource developed by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures with sponsorship from Hitachi: The Online Resource for Japanese Archaeology and … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, ancient history, archaeology, culture, history, Japan, Japanese culture, material culture, pedagogy
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Book Announcement: The Imperial Edicts in the Shoku Nihongi
The Imperial Edicts in the Shoku Nihongi https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1983595454 The imperial edicts from the eighth century comprise a magnificent collection of ancient Japanese prose. Known as the senmyō, they were inscribed in Old Japanese in the court history Shoku Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan, Continued), … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Ritualized Writing: Buddhist Practice and Scriptural Cultures in Ancient Japan
Ritualized Writing: Buddhist Practice and Scriptural Cultures in Ancient Japan Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism University of Hawaii Press, 2017 Author: Bryan D. Lowe Ritualized Writing takes readers into the fascinating world of Japanese Buddhist manuscript cultures. Using archival sources … Continue reading
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 