Name Construction in Mediæval Japan - by Solveig Throndardottir (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A guide to premodern Japanese naming practices. Introduces several types of given name, kinship names, and names in religion. Covers name elements, name structure, and naming practices along with with their political and social context. Includes a large indexed compendium of premodern Japanese names with their meanings and appropriate ideograms.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Name Construction in Mediæval Japan examines Japanese names from earliest records to the close of the medieval period in 1600. Like ancient Greek or Latin names or Arabic names, ancient and medieval Japanese names express the social role of the individual in Japanese society. The main text and accompanying notes provide a guide to the origin and social role of formal names, common use names, kinship names, and names in religion. Name giving is an social promotion are also discussed.</p><p>This book is based on Japanese language onomastic references, medieval literature, and iconographic data. The role of kanji in Japanese names is emphasized, and name elements are organized thematically to allow historical reenactors to create original appropriate Japanese names. This book covers premodern name elements, name structure, and naming practices along with with their political and social context. It includes a large indexed compendium of premodern Japanese names with their meanings and appropriate ideograms.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>I've seldom seen a work of the scope, depth, and usefulness of Lady Solveig's. ... her working knowledge of Japanese has become almost legendary. ... I hope that everyone reading and using this book will find it as remarkably useful as I have. - Fridrikr Tomasson (Brigantia Principal Herald)</p><p>This is a great buy for someone looking at constructing a Japanese name. ... over 400 pages of specialized information. Other books ... focus more on how to <em>read</em> names, but this one actually gives you an idea of how they are created. It covers all of the more common names, and many (most?) of the more obscure ones ... - Joshua B.</p><p>The canonical reference work for Japanese SCA naming is "Name Construction in Medieval Japan" ... It's a good source <em>by</em> an SCA herald <em>for</em> SCA herald use, ... and happened to serve me well - Elliott C.</p><p>This book is practically a step by step how to book to construct your sca japanese persona's name. Follow the rules, and consult your herald, and you will do well! - Amy V.</p><p> </p><br>
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