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Heike Tsuruginomaki
''Heike Tsuruginomaki'' (平家剣巻 "Heike Sword Scroll"), also called ''Heike Monogatari Tsuruginomaki'' (平家物語剣巻) is a Japanese ''gunki monogatari''. Overview Passed down in top secret among the ''biwa hōshi''—blind monks who played ''The Tale of the Heike'' on the '' biwa'' lute—the scroll is meant to take place in the eleventh book of the ''Tale'', following the chapter "The Sacred Mirror Enters the Capital" (内侍所都入) and in place typically occupied by a short chapter similarly entitled "Swords" (剣). The common version of the "Swords" text collects anecdotes ('' setsuwa'') about the sword Kusanagi, one of the imperial regalia, which had been lost at the Battle of Dannoura, and alleges that the great serpent Yamata no Orochi, slain in ages past by the storm god Susanoo no Mikoto who then retrieved the sword from the serpent's corpse, had taken the form of the boy emperor Antoku and reclaimed the sword. (This version of the text is believed to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunki Monogatari
, or "war tales," is a category of Japanese literature written primarily in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods that focus on wars and conflicts, especially the civil wars that took place between 1156 and 1568. Examples of this genre include the '' Hōgen Monogatari'' and the ''Heiji Monogatari.'' The most well known ''gunki monogatari'' is '' Heike Monogatari''. Authorship Unlike their Heian counterparts such as '' Genji Monogatari'', many of the medieval warrior tales have no identifiable authors and are generally composed by multiple people. The authors did not write the stories entirely from start to end but instead edited and re-wrote them multiple times. Distribution There were two forms in which ''gunki monogatari'' were transmitted: through ''yomimono'' (written texts) and through recitation by blind priests known as biwa hōshi. The oral practices had a ritual component, as they were thought to restore order to society and pacify the angry souls of warriors killed in batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
