Performative Loci of the Imperial Edicts in Nara Japan, 749-70
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19154626 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ross Bender (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oral tradition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-5365 • E-ISSN: 1542-4308 |
| Publisher | Center for Studies in Oral Tradition (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/ort.0.0056 |
| OpenAlex | W2126061061 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
The naiki presented the text to the Minister, the Minister submitted it to the Emperor. This being over, the Minister selected a capable man to read it, who received it and went back to his proper place. The Prince Imperial rose in the Eastern side of his seat and faced the West. Then everybody present from the princes downward rose and did likewise. The senmyō no taifu (herald) went to his appointed place and read the senmyō. Its contents were.... Then he said: Everybody obey this. The Prince Imperial first of all said “Aye. ” Then everybody from the princes downward said likewise “Aye. ” The Prince Imperial made obeisance. Then everybody present from the princes downward did the same. This was repeated as many times as senmyō were read. The ceremonial was always the same (Jōganshiki, c. 871; trans. Snellen 1934:166). This description of the reading of an Imperial edict (senmyō) from the Jōganshiki, a late ninth-century compendium of court procedures, provides an image of the formal declamation of the Emperor’s words in an orderly, routinized setting. The nobility are seated in their appointed places, the ritual is predetermined, and indeed, as the text notes: “The ceremonial was always the same.” But this illustration is deceptively static and misleading. The contemporary performative
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2015 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |