...H. Paul Varley Hōgen Monogatari: Tale of the Disorder in Hōgen . By William R. Wilson . Tokyo : Monumenta Nipponica , 1971 . ix, 130 pp. Appendices, Bibliography, Index. $7.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1972 1972 408 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES with her...

...W. R. Wilson; H. Paul Varley Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1972 1972 Communications Editor, Journal of Asian Studies: In his review of my book, Hogen Monogatari: Tale of the Rebellion in Hogen, (XXXI/ 2, pp. 408-409), H. Paul Varley, without reference to the importance...

... and photographs of the temples the heroine visited all help in making the book extremely attractive. Though the book is intended for the general reader, I recommend it highly for the specialist as well. University of Hawaii MILDRED TAHARA Hogen Monogatari: Tale of the Disorder in Hogen. BY WILLIAM R. WILSON...

..." (Lord Hossho Temple) ? Mr. Wilson explains such titles in extravagant detail in his footnotes. Would the reader's understanding of the Hogen Monogatari be in any way impaired if these men were referred to in the text simply as Sutoku and Tadamichi? On the contrary, I believe that both understanding...

...), from his seventeenth year to the early 1170's, when as master of the realm he married his daughter to the reigning emperor. Stories of the events of these decades the decades of the civil wars of Hogen and Heiji, and of the unprecedented rise of the warrior class to controlling positions...

... the history of the professional righting class of Japan from the Hogen War to the 2 26 incident, although in the opinion of the reviewer, that which was truly Samurai ended with the creation of the Meiji army. As one of the Pageant of History series, the authors were undoubtedly constrained to a fast trot...

.... This is a slight book but, potentially, an important one. It sketches the history of the professional righting class of Japan from the Hogen War to the 2 26 incident, although in the opinion of the reviewer, that which was truly Samurai ended with the creation of the Meiji army. As one of the Pageant of History...

... of the professional righting class of Japan from the Hogen War to the 2 26 incident, although in the opinion of the reviewer, that which was truly Samurai ended with the creation of the Meiji army. As one of the Pageant of History series, the authors were undoubtedly constrained to a fast trot through a vast subject...

... (1118-81), from his seventeenth year to the early 1170's, when as master of the realm he married his daughter to the reigning emperor. Stories of the events of these decades the decades of the civil wars of Hogen and Heiji, and of the unprecedented rise of the warrior class to controlling positions...

... periodicals devoted entirely or partially to the study of dialects; the other gives the publishers of the books presented. The reviewer regrets that the compiler did not have the opportunity to check with "Kanko hogen shomoku" and "Hfigen ronbun mokuroku: hoi" compiled by Tojo Misao, the leading Japanese...

... AND NOBUKO MORRIS. New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. 135 pp. Notes, Chronology, Index, Map. $4.50. This is a slight book but, potentially, an important one. It sketches the history of the professional righting class of Japan from the Hogen War to the 2 26 incident, although in the opinion of the reviewer...

... need only to look to Yoriyoshi and Hachiman Tar5 Yoshiie, two of his ancestors, who brought new power and prestige to the House of Minamoto. His own beginnings, however, were precarious. The Hogen and especially Heiji Wars had brought the Taira, not the Minamoto, to power, and Kiyomori had vigorously...

... of the Seiwa Genji. Of famous warriors he need only to look to Yoriyoshi and Hachiman Tar5 Yoshiie, two of his ancestors, who brought new power and prestige to the House of Minamoto. His own beginnings, however, were precarious. The Hogen and especially Heiji Wars had brought the Taira, not the Minamoto...

.... This is a slight book but, potentially, an important one. It sketches the history of the professional righting class of Japan from the Hogen War to the 2 26 incident, although in the opinion of the reviewer, that which was truly Samurai ended with the creation of the Meiji army. As one of the Pageant of History...

... cited in the body of the paper differ from the dates given in the list of references, genbun itchi is romanized as "genbun ichi," and his chart of classification of dialects (p. 111) is garbled (see Shibata Takeshi, "Hogen-kukaku ron," in Kokugo gakkai, eds., Kokugogaku daijiten [Tokyod5 shuppan, 1980...

..., Minamoto Yoritomo (whose brother Yoshitsune was solely to blame for their notorious feud) was a man of admirable statesmanship who deserved great credit for helping Jien's branch of the Fujiwara (the Kujo) to rise above rival branches. Even Taira Kiyomori is not depicted as wholly bad; since the Hogen...

... Her use of capitals, too, is sometimes difficult receiving it," for u\ete goran-zeyo (both on to follow. Why should the term shonin be translated as "Most Holy," but sojo and sozu as "monk reformer" and "monk governor," particularly when the Court ranks hoin and hogen, to which priests holding...

...] 409 WILSON, Hogen Monogatari: Tale of the Disorder in Hogen [H. PAUL VARLEY] 408 WURFEL, (ed Meiji Japan's Centennial Aspects of Political Thought and Action [GEORGE M. WILSON] 204 YAMPOLSKY, (trans The Zen Master Ha\uin [JOSEPH M. KITACAWA] 676 YANAGITA, About Our Ancestors [SHARLIE C. USHIODA] 202...

... it contains a good deal of material in certain specialized fields, such as art, archaeology, and calligraphy. Sixty-seven periodicals are currently received. There are 16 Japanese manuscripts, including an illustrated manuscript of the Heiji monogatari and one of the Hogen monogatari. As with the Chinese...

...-old Emperor Antoku had perished in the sea at Dannoura.11 There is no mention of any effort to save the young emperor from drowning or to search for his body afterward, although 7 Much of the Tametomo account in the Chiizan sei\an was based on the Hogen monogatari (c. twelfth century), to which...