Sacred Texts and Buried Treasures : : Issues in the Historical Archaeology of Ancient Japan / / William Wayne Farris.
The Japanese have long sought inspiration and legitimacy from the written record of their ancient past. The shaping of bygone eras to contemporary agendas began at least by the early eighth century, when the first court histories, namely the Kojiki and the Nihon shoki, were compiled.Since the late n...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1998] ©1998 |
Year of Publication: | 1998 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
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