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The Birth of Japanese Historiography (Paperback)
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The Birth of Japanese Historiography (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
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As the first book in English on the origins of Japanese
historiography, using both archaeological and textual data, this
book examines the connection between ancient Japan and the Korean
kingdom of Paekche and how tutors from the kingdom of Paekche
helped to lay the foundation for a literate culture in Japan.
Illustrating how tutors from the kingdom of Paekche taught Chinese
writing to the Japanese court through the prism of this highly
civilized culture, the book goes on to argue that Paekche tutors
guided the early Japanese court through writing, recording family
history, and ultimately an early history of the ruling family. As
the Japanese began to create their own history, they relied on
Paekche histories as a model. Triangulating textual data from
Kojiki, Nihon shoki, and Sendai kuji hongi, the author here
demonstrates that various aspects of early king genealogies and
later events were manipulated. Offering new theories about the
Japanese ruling family, it is posited that Emperor Jito had her
committee put Jingu in power, and Suiko on the throne in place of
original male rulers to enhance images of strong, female rulers, as
she envisioned herself. The Birth of Japanese Historiography will
be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Japanese
history, historiography, and linguistics.
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