This essay explores the role of sake in ancient Japan. Drawing from a plurality of texts, with a particular emphasis on the poems collected in the Man’yōshū anthology, the essay will illuminate the multifaceted cultural significance of sake. It will examine how sake served as a mystical connection between god and man, a sacred bond between sovereigns and their subjects, an essential element fostering unity within the political and cultural elite, and a tool for personal ideological expression.
University of Salento, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-9082-0664
Chapter Title
La via del sake nel Man’yōshū (e dintorni)
Authors
Maria Chiara Migliore
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0422-4.10
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Il dono dell’airone
Book Subtitle
Scritti in onore di Ikuko Sagiyama
Editors
Luca Capponcelli, Diego Cucinelli, Chiara Ghidini, Matilde Mastrangelo, Rolando Minuti
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Number of Pages
390
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0422-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0421-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0422-4
Series Title
Connessioni. Studies in Transcultural History
Series ISSN
2975-0393
Series E-ISSN
2975-0261