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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Heian"”.
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The Power of a Tourney: Physical Competitions in Heian Japan
… of organized physical competitions at the Heian court during the Heian period (794–1185) with an emphasis on the late tenth and early eleventh centuries when the frequency and importance of these physical competitions reached their zenith. I conducted this research by reading the thousands …
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Primers, Commentaries, and Kanbun Literacy in Japanese Literary Culture, 950-1250CE
… used to study Chinese-style literature in the Heian and early medieval periods (c. 900-1250CE). Much of Heian literary production was centered on kanbun: "Chinese-style" writing that resembled classical Chinese and mobilized allusive connections to classical Chinese texts, but was usually read …
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Representing Mount Wutai's Past: A Study of Chinese and Japanese miracle tales about the Five Terrace Mountain
… in Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) China and Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) Japan.
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From a condition to a choice: gender and motherhood in adaptations of Torikaebaya
In this paper, I explore multiple versions of the Heian Period prose known as Torikaebaya with a principal focus on the two most recent manga adaptations, The Change published in 1987 and Torikae Baya published in 2013. I examine social and cultural changes in regard to gender and motherhood from …
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Japanese defense policy, 1945-1970
… seemed as slight as it had been during the Heian era.
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Japanese defense policy, 1945-1970
… seemed as slight as it had been during the Heian era.
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The Pure Heart: A Medieval Japanese Buddhist Political Theory of Legitimacy
… commentary methodology to texts written in the Heian 平安 (794-1185) and Kamakura 鎌倉 (1185-1333) era of Japanese history, this work excavates key beliefs that play a central role in discussions surrounding politics. More specifically, this work focuses on passages found in the works of Buddhist …
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Reading the Lines: Edo period nyohitsu and the construction of meaning through script form
… Highly cursive and kana-dominant, it drew on Heian and medieval aristocratic writing practices, and its materiality, with eye-catching chirashigaki 散らし書き scattered mises-en-page and renmen 連綿connection, is distinctive, yet under-explored. Edo period print media tend to position nyohitsu as a …
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Shunpon: Intertextuality, Humour, and Sexual Education in Early-modern Japan
… Three examines the re-adaptations of another Heian-period classic, Ise monogatari (Tales of Ise), which cover a vast range of works, such as narrative prose texts, sex manuals and miscellaneous illustrated books. Chapter Four turns to the erotic rewritings of Genji monogatari (The Tale of …
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Oe no Masafusa and the Convergence of the "Ways": The Twilight of Early Chinese Literary Studies and the Rise of Waka Studies in the Long Twelfth Century in Japan
… that flourished at the State Academy in the Heian period (794-1185), and kagaku (waka studies), which emerged in the twelfth century. I trace the concept of "way" (michi) as it evolved from the Chinese studies curriculum to an aesthetic "way of life," characterized by a spontaneous and …