Author : Edwina Palmer
Release : 2015-11-09
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 371/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Harima Fudoki by : Edwina Palmer
Download or read book Harima Fudoki written by Edwina Palmer. This book was released on 2015-11-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harima Fudoki, dated to 714CE, is one of Japan’s earliest extant written records. It is a rich account of the people, places, natural resources and stories in the Harima region of western Japan. Produced by the government as a tool for Japan’s early state formation, Harima Fudoki includes important myths of places and gods from a different perspective to the contemporaneous ‘national’ chronicles. This document is an essential primary source for all who are interested in ancient Japan. In this new critical edition, Palmer draws upon recent research into the archaeology, history, orality and literature of ancient Japan to reinterpret this hitherto little-known document. Palmer’s insightful commentary contextualizes the Harima tales for the first time in English.