Newsletter2020.Pdf
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Load more
Recommended publications
-
Man'yogana.Pdf (574.0Kb)
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies http://journals.cambridge.org/BSO Additional services for Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies: Email alerts: Click here Subscriptions: Click here Commercial reprints: Click here Terms of use : Click here The origin of man'yogana John R. BENTLEY Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 64 / Issue 01 / February 2001, pp 59 73 DOI: 10.1017/S0041977X01000040, Published online: 18 April 2001 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0041977X01000040 How to cite this article: John R. BENTLEY (2001). The origin of man'yogana. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 64, pp 5973 doi:10.1017/S0041977X01000040 Request Permissions : Click here Downloaded from http://journals.cambridge.org/BSO, IP address: 131.156.159.213 on 05 Mar 2013 The origin of man'yo:gana1 . Northern Illinois University 1. Introduction2 The origin of man'yo:gana, the phonetic writing system used by the Japanese who originally had no script, is shrouded in mystery and myth. There is even a tradition that prior to the importation of Chinese script, the Japanese had a native script of their own, known as jindai moji ( , age of the gods script). Christopher Seeley (1991: 3) suggests that by the late thirteenth century, Shoku nihongi, a compilation of various earlier commentaries on Nihon shoki (Japan's first official historical record, 720 ..), circulated the idea that Yamato3 had written script from the age of the gods, a mythical period when the deity Susanoo was believed by the Japanese court to have composed Japan's first poem, and the Sun goddess declared her son would rule the land below. -
Encyclopedia of Shinto Chronological Supplement
Encyclopedia of Shinto Chronological Supplement 『神道事典』巻末年表、英語版 Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University 2016 Preface This book is a translation of the chronology that appended Shinto jiten, which was compiled and edited by the Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University. That volume was first published in 1994, with a revised compact edition published in 1999. The main text of Shinto jiten is translated into English and publicly available in its entirety at the Kokugakuin University website as "The Encyclopedia of Shinto" (EOS). This English edition of the chronology is based on the one that appeared in the revised version of the Jiten. It is already available online, but it is also being published in book form in hopes of facilitating its use. The original Japanese-language chronology was produced by Inoue Nobutaka and Namiki Kazuko. The English translation was prepared by Carl Freire, with assistance from Kobori Keiko. Translation and publication of the chronology was carried out as part of the "Digital Museum Operation and Development for Educational Purposes" project of the Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Organization for the Advancement of Research and Development, Kokugakuin University. I hope it helps to advance the pursuit of Shinto research throughout the world. Inoue Nobutaka Project Director January 2016 ***** Translated from the Japanese original Shinto jiten, shukusatsuban. (General Editor: Inoue Nobutaka; Tokyo: Kōbundō, 1999) English Version Copyright (c) 2016 Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University. All rights reserved. Published by the Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University, 4-10-28 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. -
The Wa.Ii Shorau-Sho of Keichu and Its Position in Historical Usance
The Wa.ii shorau-sho of Keichu and Its Position in Historical Usance Studies by Christopher Seeley Thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of London ProQuest Number: 10731311 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a com plete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. uest ProQuest 10731311 Published by ProQuest LLC(2017). Copyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States C ode Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 2 ABSTRACT This thesis is concerned with examination and interpretation from the orthographical viewpoint of the system of historical kana iisage (rekishiteld, kana-gukai) proposed hy the 17th century scholar-priest Keichu, and its relationship to previous and subsequent kana usage and kana usage theory. In the introductory chapter, the meanings and scope of the term kana-sukai are considered, as also the question of how kana-zukai first arose. Chapter Two consists of a description of kana usage Before Keichu, in order to put the historical kana usage of Keichu into perspective. In Chapter Three a brief introduction to ICeichu and his works is given, together with a consideration of the significance of his kana usage studies within his work as a whole*r£ Chapter Four sets out assumptions concerning the sound-system of the language of KeichU as a preliminary to examination of his Icana usage writings. -
Izumo (No Kuni) Fudoki
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 37/2: 185–222 © 2010 Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture Anders Carlqvist The Land-Pulling Myth and Some Aspects of Historic Reality Izumo fudoki describes Izumo Province, situated in today’s Shimane Prefec- ture and facing the Japan Sea. It is the oldest surviving Japanese text compiled by aristocrats from a region, hence giving us unique information about a Japa- nese province during the Nara period. However, Izumo fudoki has been little consulted by Western scholars. The land-pulling myth is the first myth to be related in Izumo fudoki; it narrates how one of the local deities looks across the Japan Sea and decides to pull land from four of the places that he can see, including from the Korean Peninsula. This land he cuts off, pulls across the sea, and attaches to Izumo, hence making the province larger. This article dis- cusses two ways of interpreting the myth. One possible interpretation is that the four places from which land is being pulled correspond to an area that was in different ways connected to Izumo during the late Yayoi period. The other, perhaps more worthwhile, explanation of the myth is to see how it sup- ported the local aristocracy in Izumo Province as it tried to maintain partial autonomy vis-à-vis the central government. keywords: Izumo fudoki—Izumo Province—Izumo no Omi—myths—deities— burial mounds—kofun—Yayoi period—Nara period Anders Carlqvist teaches at Morioka Junior College in Iwate Prefectural University. 185 he eighth-century text Izumo (no kuni) fudoki 出雲国風土記 (733) narrates several intriguing myths, most of them not mentioned in the official records,Kojiki 古事記 (712) and Nihon shoki 日本書紀 (720), com- Tpiled by the central government.1 The myths not only differ from the ones of the central tradition; some of them even outright oppose the hegemony of the court. -
Foreign Relations Between South Korea and Japan During the Asuka Period
FOREIGN RELATIONS BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN DURING THE ASUKA PERIOD Sightseeing Map A→Umayasaka B→Kasuga Shrine C→Kogenji D→Asukadera E→Asuka Historical Museum ACHIKI （阿直岐）<A> In the 15th year of the Emperor Ojin’s reign (404 A.D.), in autumn, in August, the King of Baekje dispatched Achiki and offered up two good horses as a tribute to Japan, along with him. Then, they were reared in the stable (umaya) atop the hill (saka) of Karu. And, Achiki was entrusted to raise them. Therefore, the place where the horses were raised was called Umayasaka. Achiki also read the Confucian classics well. Then, Prince Uji-no-Waki-Iratsuko took him as his teacher. Now, the Emperor inquired to Achiki, saying, "Is there any scholar superior to you?" He replied, "There is a man called Wani. He is excellent." Then, the Emperor dispatched Aratawake and Kamunagiwake (a male oracle), who were ancestors of the Kamitsuke-no-Kimi clan, to Baekje, to summon Wani. This Achiki is the progenitor of the Achiki-no-Fubito clan. In the 16th year, in spring, in February, Wani had come. Then, Prince Uji-no-Waki-Iratsuko took him as his teacher, learned various classics under him and there was nothing he didn't become thoroughly acquainted with. This so-called Wani was the progenitor of the Fumi-no-Obito clan. UMAYASAKA （厩坂）<A> A geographical location in the “Chronicles of Japan”. It is conceived to be Kashihara Castle in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture. According to Emperor Oijin, in the 15th year of August, King of Baekje dispatched Achiki and offered up 2 good horses to raise at Karusakanoue, which is believed to be around Ogarucho today. -
Uses of Kakumei and Historical Debates in the Meiji Era (1868-1912)
Anne Cheng and Sanchit Kumar (dir.) Historians of Asia on Political Violence Collège de France Japan, a country without revolution? Uses of kakumei and historical debates in the Meiji era (1868-1912) Eddy Dufourmont DOI: 10.4000/books.cdf.11185 Publisher: Collège de France Place of publication: Paris Year of publication: 2021 Published on OpenEdition Books: 13 May 2021 Serie: Institut des civilisations Electronic ISBN: 9782722605756 http://books.openedition.org Electronic reference DUFOURMONT, Eddy. Japan, a country without revolution? Uses of kakumei and historical debates in the Meiji era (1868-1912) In: Historians of Asia on Political Violence [online]. Paris: Collège de France, 2021 (generated 18 mai 2021). Available on the Internet: <http://books.openedition.org/cdf/11185>. ISBN: 9782722605756. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/books.cdf.11185. This text was automatically generated on 18 May 2021. Japan, a country without revolution? Uses of kakumei and historical debates i... 1 Japan, a country without revolution? Uses of kakumei and historical debates in the Meiji era (1868-1912) Eddy Dufourmont Introduction: political violence in the land of the emperors 1 As any country in the world, Japan in the course of its history experienced many phenomena of internal wars, on different scales and of different natures. The construction of fortified villages in the Yayoi period, the political struggles of the Yamato kingdom, the revolts against the imperial regime in the Heian period, the battles between warrior clans in the 12th century or political anarchy in the 15th and 16th centuries are some examples1. Modern Japan experienced a major political change with the coup initiated in 1868 by the Satsuma and Chōshū clans of southwest Japan against the Tokugawa shogunate. -
The Impact of Confucianism in South Korea and Japan 7
The Impact of Confucianism in South Korea and Japan 7 ACTA ASIATICA VARSOVIENSIA No. 26, 2013 PL ISSN 08606102 NICOLAS LEVI The Impact of Confucianism in South Korea and Japan Abstract Korea and Japan spent much time culturally and politically under the influence of China, which brought Confucianism to these countries. This study explores the influence of Confucianism on modern Japanese and Korean societies. This paper discusses issues such as loyalty and collectivism in the two previous mentioned countries. 1. Introduction Whilst most of the literature focusing on Confucianism has concentrated on how important it has been in China, little attention has been paid to a comparison of the development of Confucianism in Korea1 and Japan. When considering the current society in these countries, we can see that the time has come to analyze whether Confucianism is still the dominant philosophy in these both countries. The goals of this paper are the following: to find characteristic features of Confucianism in Korea and Japan, and to examine the differences in terms of beliefs and strengths. Regarding its structure, the paper proceeds in four steps: (1) defining Confucianism, (2) outlining its realizations in South Korea, (3) outlining its realizations in Japan, (4) suggesting possible grounds for further development of this project. Confucianism has its basis in the teachings of Confucius (541479 BC), despite the fact that Confucius was not the founder of a school of philosophy. He wanted to recreate the kind of social order that would have prevailed at the very beginning of the Zhou dynasty (1027256 BC). So he traveled all around the Zhou kingdom, hoping that his political ideas would find an enthusiastic patron. -
Japan Relationship
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article ID 1911 | Feb 16, 2006 The Asia-Pacific Journal | Japan Focus Cultures Combined in the Mists of Time: Origins of the China- Japan relationship Michael Hoffman Cultures Combined in the Mists of and ended in 1945 with Japan prostrate and Time: Origins of the China-Japan guilty at the end of World War II. relationship That was a fateful half-century, to be sure. But among ancient nations that have known each By Michael Hoffman other a very, very long time, a "correct view" cannot be a short one. To get the true flavor of things, we must go back to the beginning. It is hard to believe now, but some day -- in 17 centuries, perhaps? -- Adopt "a correct view of history," China and Japan's wartime atrocities may seem as remote South Korea demand of Japan. Fair enough. We as, say, Empress Jingu's fourth-century, semi- can all agree on the merits of a "correct view" mythical invasion of the Korean kingdom of of anything. The difficulty is to define "correct.'' Silla, whose king, surrendering in abject terror (says the Japanese version), promised, "Not allowing the helms of our ships to become dry, every spring and every autumn we will send tribute of horse-combs and whips. And, without thinking the sea-distance a trouble, we will pay annual dues of male and female slaves . '' The Chinese had a name for the people of Japan long before the proto-Japanese had one for themselves. It was "Wa" or "Wo," written with a character that means "dwarf." An artist's impression of four seventh-century Japanese Kentoshi-sen (China-voyage ships) in the East China Sea. -
The Sinification of Japanese: Non-Linear Increase in the Usage of Sino-Japanese Loanwords
36 The Sinification of Japanese: Non-linear increase in the usage of Sino-Japanese loanwords Evelyn Huang The Ohio State University Abstract This paper examines the Sino-Japanese (SJ) loanwords frequencies in literary works from Early Middle Japanese, in response to data cited in Frellesvig (2010). Frellesvig claims that lexical frequency of SJ loanwords increases over time as SJ loanwords become established in use. By surveying additional literary works of different genre, topic, and writing style, it’s shown that these factors also influence the loanword frequency. By examining data given in previous studies, discrepancies found in Frellesvig are also corrected and more evidence for the fluctuation in the SJ loanword frequency is also provided based on genre, topic, and writing style. July 2016 Buckeye East Asian Linguistics © The Author 37 1. Introduction The Japanese have adopted the use of Chinese characters in their writing system since the purported introduction of Chinese texts of Senjimon and Analects by Wani (王仁) during the reign of Emperor Ōjin (応神天皇) according to Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters). Though the earlier writings in Kojiki and Manyōshū are difficult to read for later generations due to the kanji being used as a borrowed syllable or a native gloss (Old Japanese), eventually Japanese script of hiragana and katakana were developed and used in the Heian period (Early Middle Japanese). Kanji and Japanese syllabary were then used concurrently in writings of the Heian period. This short paper attempts to address to what extent words of Chinese origin were used in Japanese vernacular in Middle Japanese (Heian to Kamakura periods), as an expanded discussion of Frellesvig (2010). -
Part One: Literacy and Power
Expanded Table of Contents for Lurie, Realms of Literacy Part One: Literacy and Power 013 Chapter 1: Shards of Writing? Early Fragments and the Nature of Literacy 015 The Hirota Shell Artifact 017 Writing Lessons: The Politics of Plural Literacies 020 Reading for the Barbarians 022 Better off Unread? 028 Theorizing Literacies 033 Great Discovery or Just a Smudge? 040 Defining Writing 040 Fragmentary ‘Inscriptions’ of the Yayoi and Tomb Periods 047 Coins and Contexts 052 Early Chinese Coins and their Legends 052 Materiality and the Meaning of Writing 055 Mirroring Text 056 Formulaic Inscriptions on Chinese Mirrors 057 The Meaning of the ‘Pseudo-Inscription’ 059 Conclusion 063 Chapter 2: Kings Who Did Not Read: Scribes and the Projection of Power from the 1st to the 6th Century CE 067 Peripheral Diplomacy and the Inscription of the ‘Chinese World Order’ 069 Queen Himiko’s Communications 074 “My Fiefdom is Remote and Distant” 080 Writing Between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Archipelago 083 Writing in the Early Korean States and their Relations with Wa 084 A Complex Diplomatic Overture 085 Scribes in Service to the Yamato Kings (Fifth-Sixth Centuries CE) 088 Scribes, Kings, and Vassals 091 Of Errors and Audiences 099 The Place of Writing in the Tomb Period 103 2 Court Scribes in Early Japanese Histories 105 Shinni’s Triumph and the King Who Could Read 105 The Scribe Wani and the Anachronistic Origins of Writing 109 Chapter 3: A World Dense with Writing: Expanding Literacies in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries 115 The Emergence of -
Overview of the Kofun Period
Nonaka Kofun and the Age of the Five Kings of Wa Title : The Government and Military of 5th-Century Japan Author(s) Takahashi, Teruhiko; Nakakubo, Tatsuo; Ryan, Joseph; Ueda, Naoya Citation Issue Date 2016-09 Text Version publisher URL http://hdl.handle.net/11094/69823 DOI rights Copyright © Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University, 2014 Note Osaka University Knowledge Archive : OUKA https://ir.library.osaka-u.ac.jp/ Osaka University 束＝11mm Osaka University Sciences Series Humanities and Social Osaka University Humanities and Social Sciences Series Nonaka Kofun and the Age of the Five Kings of Wa Kings of Five the Age the and of Nonaka Kofun Edited by Teruhiko Takahashi Tatsuo Nakakubo Edited by Joseph Ryan Naoya Ueda Teruhiko Takahashi, Nakakubo Tatsuo Joseph Ryan, Naoya Ueda Nonaka Kofun and the Age of Osaka University Press the Five Kings of Wa The Government and Military of 5th-Century Japan Osaka University Press Nonaka Kofun and the Age of the Five Kings of Wa The Government and Military of 5th-Century Japan Edited by Teruhiko Takahashi Tatsuo Nakakubo Joseph Ryan Naoya Ueda Osaka University Press Osaka University West Front, 2 - 7 Yamadaoka, Suita-shi, Osaka, Japan 565-0871 Published in Japan by Osaka University Press First published 2016 Nonaka Kofun and the Age of the Five Kings of Wa: The Government and Military of 5 th-Century Japan Edited by Teruhiko Takahashi, Tatsuo Nakakubo, Joseph Ryan, and Naoya Ueda Copyright © Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University, 2014 Original Japanese edition published by Osaka University Press English translation copyright © Osaka University Press All rights reserved. -
Confucian Thought Affecting Leadership and Organizational Culture of Korean Higher Education
Confucian Thought Affecting Leadership and Organizational Culture of Korean Higher Education Jeong-Kyu Lee, Ph.D. The author received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Higher Education Administration under Dr. Ronald M. Brown at the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in the United States of America and is now Research Fellow at the Korean Educational Development Institute, a Korean government-funded research institute, and Joint Professor of Higher Education Administration at Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea. His work has been published in variety of national and international journals. Phone : (02) 3460 – 0382; Fax : (02) 3460 –0117 E-mail: [email protected] Address: Division of Educational Policy Research, Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), Seoul, S. Korea. International Consortium for Alternative Academic Publication (ICAAP): Confucian Thought Affecting Leadership and Organizational Culture of Korean Higher Education. Radical Pedagogy, 3 (3), 1-11, December 2001. http://radicalpedagogy.icaap.org/content/issue3-3/5-lee.html This article is also introduced in the website of United Nations. http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan003631.pdf Abstract This article examines Confucian thought affecting leadership and organizational culture of Korean higher education in order to understand leadership behavior and ethical values in Korean higher education from a viewpoint of educational administration. The writer evaluates that most of educational administrators in Korean higher education prefer hierarchically authoritative leadership to reciprocally humanitarian leadership as well as preferring autocratic managers to moral managers. Also, he estimates that the major characteristics of organizational culture are a hierarchically closed system, an age-ranking system, paternalism, masculine dominant culture, and academic collectivism based on Confucian ethical values and principles.