Meanings of Antiquity, 9780674293786
Hardcover
Japan’s oldest myths, evolving meanings shaped by changing worldviews.

Meanings of Antiquity

myth interpretation in premodern japan

$170.02

  • Hardcover

    376 pages

  • Release Date

    22 August 2023

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Summary

Meanings of Antiquity: A Millennium of Interpreting Japanese Myths

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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780674293786
ISBN-10:0674293789
Series:Harvard East Asian Monographs
Author:Matthieu Felt
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Imprint:Harvard University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:376
Release Date:22 August 2023
Weight:622g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Matthieu Felt

Matthieu Felt is Assistant Professor of Japanese at the University of Florida.

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