{"product_id":"primitive-mediaeval-japanese-texts","title":"Testi giapponesi antichi e medievali","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGods shape islands, priests ask for harvests, and poets give words to loss: early Japan speaks through many voices.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimitive \u0026amp; Mediaeval Japanese Texts, edited by F. Victor Dickins, gathers myths, ritual prayers, poems and medieval tales. Its parts move from accounts of divine origins to court life and the rise of warrior families. This is not one continuous story, but a meeting with different ways of telling, praying and remembering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection explores the world of the Kojiki and Nihongi, whose myths trace the imperial line to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Norito prayers ask for protection and purification, while poetry associated with the Manyoshu brings emperors, soldiers, courtiers and ordinary people into view. Across these writings, nature, ancestry and impermanence return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMyths of the islands\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore narratives in which gods shape the land and ancestry gives the imperial line its origins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrayers before the gods\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover how norito express hopes for good harvests, protection from disaster and purification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVoices beyond the court\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet poetry that brings emperors and courtiers alongside soldiers and ordinary people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoyalty, conflict and loss\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the shift toward medieval tales, where warrior families bring different concerns into view.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWords worth studying closely\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read with notes and original texts that invite closer attention to Japanese language and literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about early Japan’s myths, poems and rituals, and students of Japanese literature who enjoy exploring separate texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and begin listening to the many voices of early Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534563213660,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02886_en_ebook-front_c22.jpg?v=1792174893","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/testi-giapponesi-antichi-e-medievali","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}