A Benkei for Every Age: Musashibō Benkei as Palimpsest

This article traces the history of Benkei production—the production of texts concerning Musashibō Benkei—to show that the image of Benkei is not stable, but rather has been adapted and modified repeatedly since the fourteenth century according to the social, economic, political, and cultural climate...

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Main Author: Christopher Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2021-04-01
Series:Japanese Language and Literature
Online Access:http://jll.pitt.edu/ojs/JLL/article/view/76