Enigma of the Emperors - Sacred Subservience in Japanese History

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.

About the author

Ben-Ami Shillony is Louis Frieberg Professor of East Asian Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in Japanese history and culture. He is a former Chairman of the university's Harry S.Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace. His writings on Japan are extensive in English, Hebrew and Japanese, with many of his essays in English appearing in Collected Writings of Ben-Ami Shillony (Japan Library, 2000). His other major works in English include Revolt in Japan (1973), Politics and Culture in Wartime Japan (1981 and 1991) and The Jews and the Japanese (1992).

Product details

• Authors: Ben-Ami Shillony
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2003
• EAN: 9781901903348
• ISBN: 978-1-901903-34-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 632 g
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous