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portada A Brief History of Early Okinawa Based on the Omoro Sōshi
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Physical Book
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Language
English
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781952460036
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A Brief History of Early Okinawa Based on the Omoro Sōshi

Mitsugu Sakihara (Author) · Stewart Curry (Illustrated by) · University of Hawaii at Manoa · Paperback

A Brief History of Early Okinawa Based on the Omoro Sōshi - Sakihara, Mitsugu ; Curry, Stewart

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Synopsis "A Brief History of Early Okinawa Based on the Omoro Sōshi"

In 1987, history professor Mitsugu Sakihara introduced the English-speaking world to the wonders of the Omoro Sōshi, a collection of Old Okinawan poetry, when he published the original version of A Brief History of Early Okinawa Based on the Omoro Sōshi. The approximately 1,500 omoro poems were compiled between 1532 and 1623, the Golden Age of Okinawan (and Ryukyuan) political, economic, and cultural well-being. Through the careful analysis that Sakihara employed, the poems offer challenges to the sanitized official histories compiled during the period, providing insights into the "real-life" circumstances of the people, places, and actions (sometimes jarringly violent) from the early history of the late island kingdom. Details about historical figures emerge, encomiums are issued regarding rulers and the seats from which they ruled, life and daily activities in the villages are addressed, the role of the noro priestesses in the national life is celebrated, ships are launched to far-flung places, and prayers are offered; the whole of that rich historical period comes to life in this work by an esteemed scholar. This reissue of Sakihara's classic work comes on the heels of the recent scholarship that builds on the themes that he addressed more than three decades ago. Those, of course, are not to be discounted, but A Brief History reminds us of the debt we owe to the pioneering work of Mitsugu Sakihara.

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