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portada Sacred Rites in Moonlight: Ben No Naishi Nikki
Type
Physical Book
Author
Translated by
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
344
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
22.1x15x2.5 cm
Weight
0.54 kg.
ISBN13
9781885445407
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Sacred Rites in Moonlight: Ben No Naishi Nikki

Naishi Ben No (Author) · S. Yumiko Hulvey (Translated by) · Cornell East Asia Series · Hardcover

Sacred Rites in Moonlight: Ben No Naishi Nikki - Ben No, Naishi ; Hulvey, S. Yumiko

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Synopsis "Sacred Rites in Moonlight: Ben No Naishi Nikki"

Ben no Naishi (1228-1270), a descendant of a literary branch of the Fujiwara family, created an innovative poetic account focusing on her public personae as a naishi serving at the court of Go-Fukakusa (r. 1246-1259). Traditional scholarship regards Ben no Naishi Nikki as a naive record of court minutiae written without any literary purpose, but Ben no Naishi's text is constructed consciously by her devotion to sacred and secular duties as naishi (female courtiers), who as guardians of the royal regalia--the Mirror, the Sword, and the Jewels--played vital roles in rites that legitimized and perpetuated the rule of the royal family. This translation-based study situates the text within the nikki tradition, traces the cultivation of patronage relationships that led to Ben no Naishi's job at court, delineates the sacred and secular duties of naishi, explores the unique literary aspects of the work, and reassesses Ben no Naishi's work as an innovative poetic record that subordinates the stance and contents to commemorating the reign of the royal family. The translation enhances the list of works available in English from the Kamakura literary canon.

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