Enigma of the Emperors: Sacred Subservience in Japanese History
- ISBN-10
- 9004213996
- ISBN-13
- 9789004213999
- Category
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-10-01
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Author
- Ben-Ami Shillony
Description
This important new and original study on the institution of the Japanese emperors focuses on the enigma of the institution itself, namely, the extraordinary continuity of the Japanese dynasty, which is unknown anywhere else in the world, yet which is now at risk on account of more recent laws of succession.
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