Harima Fudoki: A Record of Ancient Japan Reinterpreted, Translated, Annotated, and with Commentary

by Edwina Palmer

Harima Fudoki, dated to 714CE, is one of Japan's earliest extant written records. It is a rich account of the people, places, natural resources and stories in the Harima region of western Japan. Produced by the government as a tool for Japan's early state formation, Harima Fudoki includes important myths of places and gods from a different perspective to the contemporaneous 'national' chronicles. This document is an essential primary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004269363
• ISBN13: 9789004269361
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"