Auspicious Omens in the Reign of the Last Empress of Nara Japan, 749-770
The pattern of auspicious omens reported to the court and recorded in Shoku Nihongi during the reign of the last Nara empress, Kōken/Shōtoku Tennō, offers essential insights into the royal political theology of the time. Royal edicts and memorials to the throne discussing portentous animals, cloud f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2013]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-76 |
| Further subjects: | B
Emperors
B Empresses B Omens B Theology B Buddhism B Natural Disasters B Religious Studies B Weft B Monarchy B Drought |
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