Himiko and Japan's Elusive Chiefdom of Yamatai: Archaeology, History, and MythologyUniversity of Hawaii Press, 2007/02/28 - 416 ページ 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 largest chiefdom, traditionally known as Yamatai, until her death in 248. Yet no such person appears in the old Japanese literature. Who was Himiko and where was the Yamatai she governed? In this, the most comprehensive treatment in English to date, a senior scholar of early Japan turns to three sources—historical, archaeological, and mythological—to provide a multifaceted study of Himiko and ancient Japanese society. |
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Ancient Texts and Sources | 1 |
The Wei Zhi and the Wa People | 8 |
The Initial Problem and Three Centuries of Compounding It | 21 |
Travel by Land and Water to Neighboring Countries | 36 |
Han Commanderies Korean Kingdoms and Wei China | 53 |
Japan in Transition from Yayoi to Kofun | 59 |
The IzumoYamato Contention | 114 |
Himiko Shamans Divination and Other Magic | 127 |
The Endless Search for Yamatai | 229 |
Makimuku and the Location of Yamatai | 239 |
List of Abbreviations | 283 |
Notes | 285 |
Wei Zhi Text | 339 |
Select Glossary | 343 |
Bibliography | 359 |
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