Engishiki
The Engishiki (延喜式, literally, Procedures of the Engi Era) is a Japanese book about laws and customs. The major part of the writing was completed in 927.[1]
History
In 905, Emperor Daigo ordered the compilation of the Engishiki.
Fujiwara no Tokihira began the task, but work stalled when he died four years later in 909. His brother Fujiwara no Tadahira continued the work in 912 eventually completing it in 927.[1]
After a number of revisions, the work was used as a basis for reform starting in 967.
Contents
The text is 50 volumes in lengths and is organized by department:
- volumes 1-10: Department of Worship
- volumes 11-40: Department of State and Eight Ministries
- volumes 41-49: Other departments
- volume 50: Miscellaneous laws
See also
References
- 1 2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Engi-shiki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 178.
Further reading
- Kubota, Jun (2007). Iwanami Nihon Koten Bungaku Jiten (in Japanese). Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 978-4-00-080310-6.
- Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten: Kan'yakuban. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. 1986. ISBN 4-00-080067-1.
External links
- Japanese text and English translation at the Japanese Historical Text Initiative
- Manuscript scans, Waseda University Library: volumes 1-50 and 8-10
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