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Himiko and Japan's elusive chiefdom of Yamatai : archaeology, history, and mythology /

The third-century Chinese chronicle Wei zhi (Record of Wei) is responsible for Japan's most enduring ancient mystery. This early history tells of a group of islands off the China coast that were dominated by a female shaman named Himiko. Himiko ruled for more than half a century as head of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kidder, J. Edward (Jonathan Edward) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Ancient texts and sources
  • The Wei zhi and the Wa people
  • The initial problem and three centuries of compounding it
  • Travel by land and water to neighboring countries
  • Han commanderies, Korean kingdoms, and Wei China
  • Japan in transition from Yayoi to Kofun
  • The Izumo-Yamato contention
  • Himiko, shamans, divination, and other magic
  • Mirrors and Himiko's allotment
  • The Japanese view of the Wei zhi years
  • The endless search for Yamatai
  • Makimuku and the location of Yamatai.