The Jinshin Rebellion and the Politics of Historical Narrative in Early Japan
This article examines the historical representation of the Jinshin Rebellion as a foundational event in theNihon shokiand other eighth-century Japanese texts. Focusing on the differences between two alternative stories of Tenmu's departure from the Ōmi capital to Yoshino, I argue that theNihon...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of American Oriental Society. - American Oriental Society, 2012. - 133(2013), 2, Seite 295-320 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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2013
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of American Oriental Society |
| Schlagworte: | Behavioral sciences History Social sciences Political science Arts |
| Zusammenfassung: | This article examines the historical representation of the Jinshin Rebellion as a foundational event in theNihon shokiand other eighth-century Japanese texts. Focusing on the differences between two alternative stories of Tenmu's departure from the Ōmi capital to Yoshino, I argue that theNihon shokicontains traces of several competing historical narratives that are the expression of a historical process: the political struggles over the historical record and the representation of Tenmu's legitimacy in the early eighth century when theNihon shokiwas being compiled. |
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| ISSN: | 00030279 |
| DOI: | 10.7817/jameroriesoci.133.2.0295 |