John R Bentley
Biographic Data
| ID | 541612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John R Bentley |
| GIVEN NAMES | John R |
| FAMILY NAME | Bentley |
| SIGNATURE | BENTLEY J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Illinois University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Birth of Japanese Historiography
As the first book in English on the origins of Japanese historiography, using both archaeological and textual data, this book examines the connection between ancient Japan and the Korean kingdom of Paekche and how tutors from the kingdom of Paekche helped to lay the foundation for a literate culture in Japan. Illustrating how tutors from the kingdom of Paekche taught Chinese writing to the Japanese court through the prism of this highly civilized…
Words and their meanings
This chapter argues that what some call Sinitic cultural power entered the Japanese islands in a two-pronged process. One was through assimilation, as Wa inhabitants on the peninsula were in contact with Chinese descendants of the commanderies, as well as inhabitants of Mahan and other polities that had originally operated within the sphere of influence of the commandery. The polar star and the constellations—taunt and strung out.” Thus, students…
The Birth and Flowering of Japanese Historiography: From Chronicles to Tales to Historical Interpretation
This chapter explains how early Japanese historiography seemed to burst suddenly on the historical stage in the beginning decades of the eighth century. Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) was presented to Empress Genmei in the first month of 712, while Nihon shoki (Chronicle of Japan), Japan's first official historical chronicle, was presented to Empress Gensho in the fifth month of 720. The capital had been moved to a new site, in Nara, in the t…
The Authenticity of Sendai Kuji Hongi: A New Examination of Texts, With a Translation And Commentary
This reexamination of Sendai kuji hongi (Kujiki) convincingly leads the reader to new conclusions on its place within the history and historiography of early Japan. While the Sendai kuji hongi is generally considered as simply derivative, drawing on Kojiki, Nihon shoki, and Kogo shui, John Bentley's careful textual analysis demonstrates that the work has actually drawn from drafts of Kojiki and Nihon shoki, but not Kogo shui, which has quoted fro…
A Descriptive Grammar of Early Old Japanese Prose
The Spelling of /mo/ in Old Japanese
The origin of man'yōgana
Most scholars in Japanese studies (history, linguistics, literature) tend to accept in one form or another the ancient legend that the phonetic writing system of ancient Japan, known as man'yōgana, came from Paekche. This legend about the ancient Korean kingdom-Paekche-appears in the Kojiki and Nihon shoki, Japan's two oldest chronicles. To date there have been few attempts to use concrete data from the peninsula either to prove or reject this le…
The Verb toru in Old Japanese
Kojiki-den: Book 1
The origin of man'yōgana
Most scholars in Japanese studies (history, linguistics, literature) tend to accept in one form or another the ancient legend that the phonetic writing system of ancient Japan, known as man'yōgana, came from Paekche. This legend about the ancient Korean kingdom-Paekche-appears in the Kojiki and Nihon shoki, Japan's two oldest chronicles. To date there have been few attempts to use concrete data from the peninsula either to prove or reject this le…
Kojiki-den: Book 1
The Verb toru in Old Japanese
The origin of man'yōgana
Most scholars in Japanese studies (history, linguistics, literature) tend to accept in one form or another the ancient legend that the phonetic writing system of ancient Japan, known as man'yōgana, came from Paekche. This legend about the ancient Korean kingdom-Paekche-appears in the Kojiki and Nihon shoki, Japan's two oldest chronicles. To date there have been few attempts to use concrete data from the peninsula either to prove or reject this le…
The Spelling of /mo/ in Old Japanese
A Descriptive Grammar of Early Old Japanese Prose
The Authenticity of Sendai Kuji Hongi: A New Examination of Texts, With a Translation And Commentary
This reexamination of Sendai kuji hongi (Kujiki) convincingly leads the reader to new conclusions on its place within the history and historiography of early Japan. While the Sendai kuji hongi is generally considered as simply derivative, drawing on Kojiki, Nihon shoki, and Kogo shui, John Bentley's careful textual analysis demonstrates that the work has actually drawn from drafts of Kojiki and Nihon shoki, but not Kogo shui, which has quoted fro…
The Birth and Flowering of Japanese Historiography: From Chronicles to Tales to Historical Interpretation
This chapter explains how early Japanese historiography seemed to burst suddenly on the historical stage in the beginning decades of the eighth century. Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) was presented to Empress Genmei in the first month of 712, while Nihon shoki (Chronicle of Japan), Japan's first official historical chronicle, was presented to Empress Gensho in the fifth month of 720. The capital had been moved to a new site, in Nara, in the t…
The Birth of Japanese Historiography
As the first book in English on the origins of Japanese historiography, using both archaeological and textual data, this book examines the connection between ancient Japan and the Korean kingdom of Paekche and how tutors from the kingdom of Paekche helped to lay the foundation for a literate culture in Japan. Illustrating how tutors from the kingdom of Paekche taught Chinese writing to the Japanese court through the prism of this highly civilized…
Words and their meanings
This chapter argues that what some call Sinitic cultural power entered the Japanese islands in a two-pronged process. One was through assimilation, as Wa inhabitants on the peninsula were in contact with Chinese descendants of the commanderies, as well as inhabitants of Mahan and other polities that had originally operated within the sphere of influence of the commandery. The polar star and the constellations—taunt and strung out.” Thus, students…
History (7 works) · Japanese History and Culture (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Historiography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Comparative linguistics (2 works)