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

Title
Himiko and Japan's elusive chiefdom of Yamatai [electronic resource] : archaeology, history, and mythology / J. Edward Kidder, Jr.
Author
Kidder, J. Edward (Jonathan Edward)
Publication
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 401 p.) : ill., maps.
Uniform Title
Himiko and Japan's elusive chiefdom of Yamatai (Online)
Alternative Title
Himiko and Japan's elusive chiefdom of Yamatai (Online)
Subject
  • Himiko, active 3rd century
  • Yamatai (Japan)
  • Japan > History > To 645
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-390) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
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.
LCCN
2006035363
OCLC
ssj0000171250
Author
Kidder, J. Edward (Jonathan Edward)
Title
Himiko and Japan's elusive chiefdom of Yamatai [electronic resource] : archaeology, history, and mythology / J. Edward Kidder, Jr.
Imprint
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-390) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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