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Japan’s oldest myths, evolving meanings shaped by changing worldviews.
Meanings of Antiquity
Myth Interpretation in Premodern Japan
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376 pages
- Release Date
9 January 2024
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Summary
Meanings of Antiquity is the first dedicated study of how the oldest Japanese myths, recorded in the eighth-century texts Kojiki and Nihon shoki, changed in meaning and significance between 800 and 1800 CE. Generations of Japanese scholars and students have turned to these two texts and their creation myths to understand what it means to be Japanese and where Japan fits into the world order.
As the shape and scale of the world explained by these myths change…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674293786 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674293789 |
| Author: | Matthieu Felt |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 376 |
| Release Date: | 9 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 622g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Harvard East Asian Monographs |
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About The Author
Matthieu Felt
Matthieu Felt is Assistant Professor of Japanese at the University of Florida.
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