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Land, Power, and the Sacred, 2018

My dissertation is a reassessment of the strategies employed by Japanese courtier families in the... more My dissertation is a reassessment of the strategies employed by Japanese courtier families in the twelfth through fourteenth centuries to enhance their power among other families. These strategies centered on the creation and expansion of relational networks which became their "tools of authority," spanning wide areas of the nobility's world, including the economic, cultural, and social, each of which corresponds to a form of capital as outlined in the work of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. My study focuses on the Saionji family, one of the most influential courtier families in early medieval Japan. ❧ Recent scholarship has demonstrated the persistence of court influence into the medieval era, but the major courtier families which comprised courtier society, and the roots of their power, have not been substantially examined. In my dissertation, I therefore offer a challenge to conventional views by drawing attention to a complex and vibrant courtier society. Rather than ...

One of the most fundamental problems confronting a historian is the question of how one should do... more One of the most fundamental problems confronting a historian is the question of how one should do history, that is to say, how does one proceed to inquire historically, and how does this relate to other forms of inquiry? There are many issues within this larger question, such as how archaeology and history are related. In this article my particular concern is the relationship of

神田外語大学日本研究所紀要 the Bulletin of the Institute For Japan Studies Kanda University of International Studies, Jun 30, 2014

between the Minamoto (Genji) and Taira (Heishi or Heike) clans fought from 1180 to 1185. The chro... more between the Minamoto (Genji) and Taira (Heishi or Heike) clans fought from 1180 to 1185. The chronicle itself emerged a century later, and was diffused throughout the country by biwa hōshi (biwa-playing monks, often blind), giving birth to a range of variants which were then written down. To avoid confusion, the text will consistently be referred to as the Heike Monogatari, while the Heike family will be referred to as the Taira.

日本文化研究の国際的情報伝達スキルの育成, 2010

Land, Power, and the Sacred: The Estate System in Medieval Japan, 2020

Hitotsubashi Review of Arts and Sciences, 2014

The Bulletin of the Research Institute for Japanese Studies, Kanda University of International Studies, 2014

R i e k oKa me i -Dy c h e I n t r o d u c t i o n B e l i e v i n g , w i t ha l l l o y a l J a... more R i e k oKa me i -Dy c h e I n t r o d u c t i o n B e l i e v i n g , w i t ha l l l o y a l J a p a n e s e , t h a t t h e g l o r y o f J a p a n ・ s t r iu m p h s i n p e a c e a n dw a r i s d u e t o・ t h e v i r t u e s o f t h e Mi k a d o ・ s a n c e s t o r s , ・e a c ho n e o f w h o mw a s ・ t h e s o no fAd a m , t h e s o n o f Go d , ・t h e a u t h o r d e d i c a t e s t h i s w o r kt o a l l l o v e r s o f t r u t hi n

Hitotsubashi Review of Arts and Sciences, 2016

Annals of “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University Linguistics, Literature and Methodology of Teaching, 2016

This piece considers the role of cultural capital in the early medieval Japanese court through a ... more This piece considers the role of cultural capital in the early medieval
Japanese court through a case study of the Saionji family. As a prominent courtier family, the Saionji family deployed a variety of strategies aimed at securing and expanding their wealth and influence. These included investing substantial effort in two specific arenas of cultural endeavor. The first of these was waka (classical Japanese poetry). Many Saionji family members cultivated a reputation as talented poets, but they could also make use of their influence to ensure inclusion in the major poetry anthologies of the day. They also enthusiastically patronized other families connected to poetry, as another avenue of influence. The second arena in which they invested was that of the biwa (Japanese lute). In addition to developing their own performance skills and acquiring for their family the epithet “house of the biwa,” members of the Saionji family also gained prominence by served as instructors to sovereigns. The family’s efforts at building cultural capital were a vital component of its continued prominence.

Meiji University Ancient Studies of Japan, 2011

One of the most fundamental problems confronting a historian is the question of how one should do... more One of the most fundamental problems confronting a historian is the question of how one should do history, that is to say, how does one proceed to inquire historically, and how does this relate to other forms of inquiry ? There are many issues within this larger question, such as how archaeology and history are related. In this article my particular concern is the relationship of history and literature ; specifically, how historians deal with literary sources, and how history and literature can be integrated. My aim is to present several possibilities of various conceptualizations and methods based on writings by scholars, largely historians, who have involved themselves in this issue through their work. Drawing upon the work of scholars of pre-1600 Japanese studies, I will examine a range of approaches, and the advantages and disadvantages thereof, and attempt to offer my own perspective on the issue. Instead of setting out to essentialize certain scholars or reduce them to just one perspective, I am concerned here with using them to present and discuss some of the various approaches that have been advanced in the field.

Land, Power, and the Sacred, 2018

My dissertation is a reassessment of the strategies employed by Japanese courtier families in the... more My dissertation is a reassessment of the strategies employed by Japanese courtier families in the twelfth through fourteenth centuries to enhance their power among other families. These strategies centered on the creation and expansion of relational networks which became their "tools of authority," spanning wide areas of the nobility's world, including the economic, cultural, and social, each of which corresponds to a form of capital as outlined in the work of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. My study focuses on the Saionji family, one of the most influential courtier families in early medieval Japan. ❧ Recent scholarship has demonstrated the persistence of court influence into the medieval era, but the major courtier families which comprised courtier society, and the roots of their power, have not been substantially examined. In my dissertation, I therefore offer a challenge to conventional views by drawing attention to a complex and vibrant courtier society. Rather than ...

One of the most fundamental problems confronting a historian is the question of how one should do... more One of the most fundamental problems confronting a historian is the question of how one should do history, that is to say, how does one proceed to inquire historically, and how does this relate to other forms of inquiry? There are many issues within this larger question, such as how archaeology and history are related. In this article my particular concern is the relationship of

神田外語大学日本研究所紀要 the Bulletin of the Institute For Japan Studies Kanda University of International Studies, Jun 30, 2014

between the Minamoto (Genji) and Taira (Heishi or Heike) clans fought from 1180 to 1185. The chro... more between the Minamoto (Genji) and Taira (Heishi or Heike) clans fought from 1180 to 1185. The chronicle itself emerged a century later, and was diffused throughout the country by biwa hōshi (biwa-playing monks, often blind), giving birth to a range of variants which were then written down. To avoid confusion, the text will consistently be referred to as the Heike Monogatari, while the Heike family will be referred to as the Taira.

日本文化研究の国際的情報伝達スキルの育成, 2010

Land, Power, and the Sacred: The Estate System in Medieval Japan, 2020

Hitotsubashi Review of Arts and Sciences, 2014

The Bulletin of the Research Institute for Japanese Studies, Kanda University of International Studies, 2014

R i e k oKa me i -Dy c h e I n t r o d u c t i o n B e l i e v i n g , w i t ha l l l o y a l J a... more R i e k oKa me i -Dy c h e I n t r o d u c t i o n B e l i e v i n g , w i t ha l l l o y a l J a p a n e s e , t h a t t h e g l o r y o f J a p a n ・ s t r iu m p h s i n p e a c e a n dw a r i s d u e t o・ t h e v i r t u e s o f t h e Mi k a d o ・ s a n c e s t o r s , ・e a c ho n e o f w h o mw a s ・ t h e s o no fAd a m , t h e s o n o f Go d , ・t h e a u t h o r d e d i c a t e s t h i s w o r kt o a l l l o v e r s o f t r u t hi n

Hitotsubashi Review of Arts and Sciences, 2016

Annals of “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University Linguistics, Literature and Methodology of Teaching, 2016

This piece considers the role of cultural capital in the early medieval Japanese court through a ... more This piece considers the role of cultural capital in the early medieval
Japanese court through a case study of the Saionji family. As a prominent courtier family, the Saionji family deployed a variety of strategies aimed at securing and expanding their wealth and influence. These included investing substantial effort in two specific arenas of cultural endeavor. The first of these was waka (classical Japanese poetry). Many Saionji family members cultivated a reputation as talented poets, but they could also make use of their influence to ensure inclusion in the major poetry anthologies of the day. They also enthusiastically patronized other families connected to poetry, as another avenue of influence. The second arena in which they invested was that of the biwa (Japanese lute). In addition to developing their own performance skills and acquiring for their family the epithet “house of the biwa,” members of the Saionji family also gained prominence by served as instructors to sovereigns. The family’s efforts at building cultural capital were a vital component of its continued prominence.

Meiji University Ancient Studies of Japan, 2011

One of the most fundamental problems confronting a historian is the question of how one should do... more One of the most fundamental problems confronting a historian is the question of how one should do history, that is to say, how does one proceed to inquire historically, and how does this relate to other forms of inquiry ? There are many issues within this larger question, such as how archaeology and history are related. In this article my particular concern is the relationship of history and literature ; specifically, how historians deal with literary sources, and how history and literature can be integrated. My aim is to present several possibilities of various conceptualizations and methods based on writings by scholars, largely historians, who have involved themselves in this issue through their work. Drawing upon the work of scholars of pre-1600 Japanese studies, I will examine a range of approaches, and the advantages and disadvantages thereof, and attempt to offer my own perspective on the issue. Instead of setting out to essentialize certain scholars or reduce them to just one perspective, I am concerned here with using them to present and discuss some of the various approaches that have been advanced in the field.