The History of the Fujiwara House

The History of the Fujiwara House

A Study and Annotated Translation of the Toshi Kaden

  • Autor: Bauer, Mikaël
  • Editor: Amsterdam University Press
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781912961191
  • Lloc de publicació:  Amsterdam , Netherlands
  • Any de publicació digital: 2020
  • Mes: Març
  • Pàgines: 144
  • Idioma: Anglés
With the addition of a contextualized introduction, here is the first annotated translation of the eighth- century clan history T?shi Kaden or the History of the Fujiwara House. Hitherto, scholars have focused on the more famous eighth-century imperial histories Nihon Shoki and Kojiki, but other sources such as the History of the Fujiwara House provide a narrative that complements or deviates from the official histories. The book was written to provide students and researchers with additional material to reconsider the political and intellectual currents of seventh- and eighth-century Japan and, in addition, reveal further insight into the career and motivations of its controversial author, the courtier Fujiwara no Nakamaro.
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Fujiwara Family Line
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Fujiwara no Nakamaro
    • The Nara period
    • The Fujiwara
    • Fujiwara no Nakamaro
    • Early life
    • Political career
    • Gradual rise to prominence
    • The Shoku Nihongi entry for the same date records
    • The Rebellion
    • Nakamaro’s religious policies
    • Nakamaro and Tōshi Kaden
    • Scholarship on Tōshi Kaden
  • Part II: Narratives of the three extant chronicles
    • The Chronicle of Kamatari
    • The Chronicle of Jōe
    • The Chronicle of Muchimaro
  • Part III: Translations
    • The Chronicle of Kamatari
    • The Chronicle of Jōe
    • The Chronicle of Muchimar
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back Cover