Amidaji : Emperor Antoku's Mortuary Temple and Its Culture.

Intro
Amidaji: Emperor Antoku's Mortuary Temple and Its Culture
Contents
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Amidaji, the Temple of Antoku and the Taira
The State of the Field
Objectives and Methodologies of This Book
Primary Objectives
Interdisciplinary Investigation of the Historical Contexts
Visual Analysis of the Surviving Artworks
Themes Arising from My Research
Heike Monogatari and Its Art and Historical Contexts
Public and Private
Center and Periphery
What Has Survived and What was Lost
Imperial Authority, Religious Beliefs, and Art
Structure of This Book
1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE TAIRA CLAN
Introduction
The Rise of the Taira
The Taira's Ascent to Power
The Taira and Western Japan
Kiyomori's Cooperation with Go-Shirakawa
Rising Friction between Kiyomori and Go-Shirakawa
The Zenith of the Taira
The Fall of the Taira
Outbreak of the Genpei War
Kiyomori's Death and the Decline of the Taira
The Flight from the Capital
Go-Shirakawa, Japan's Foremost Goblin
Two Emperors
Yoshinaka and Yoritomo
In the West
The Taira in Fukuhara and the Battle of Ichinotani
The Taira in Yashima
The Battle of Yashima
The Battle of Dannoura
A Sequel
Historical Repercussions of the Genpei War
Interpretations in the Following Century
2 AMIDAJI AS A MORTUARY SITE AND THE PACIFICATION OF SPIRITS
Introduction
Amidaji and Mortuary Rituals by the Taira Family
The Putative Origin of the Temple
Amidaji Becomes a Mortuary Temple
Memorial Rituals by the Taira Family
The Court's Initial Negligence to Antoku's and the Taira's Spirits
Spirit Pacification by the State
Vengeful Spirits
Emperor Sutoku's Vengeful Spirit
The Rise of Antoku's and the Taira's Vengeful Spirits
Heaven's Displeasure at Go-Shirakawa.

General Commemoration of the War Dead
Targeted Commemoration of the Taira
Pacification of Antoku's and the Taira's Spirits
Amidaji as an Official Site of Spirit Pacification
The Imperial Order of 1191
Architects and Sponsors of Amidaji
The Early Medieval History of Amidaji
The Late Medieval History of Amidaji
The Political and Ritual Background During Amidaji's Formative Stage
The Rehabilitation of the Taira Survivors and Their Offspring
Spirit Pacification Rituals after Go-Shirakawa
Heike Monogatari as Amidaji's Sister Project
Conclusion
3 THE LOST TEMPLE COMPLEX OF AMIDAJI: ITS ARCHITECTURE AND RITUALS
Introducton
Later History of the Temple and Its End
Earlier History of the Temple Complex
Plans and Pictures of the Complex
Amidaji's Site and Rituals Held There Today
Topography of Amidaji's Site
Akama Jingū, the Current Shrine
Shunpanrō Inn
Historical Sources on the Lost Complex
A Medieval Source
Early-Modern Sources: Texts
Early-Modern Sources: Plans
Early-Modern Sources: Pictures
Amidaji's Principal Buildings and the Artifa cts and Rituals Held in Them
Locations of Buildings and Structures
Building Exteriors, Interiors, Artifacts, and Rituals
Conclusion
4 PORTRAITS OF ANTOKU AND THE TAIRA
Introduction
The Go-shintai of Akama Jingū
Portraits of Taira Family Members
The Approach of this Chapter
Portraits of Antoku
The Three Portraits of Antoku in Akama Jingu
Antoku's Portraits in Amidaji
Portraits of the Taira
Two Sets of Portraits
The Taira Portraits at Amidaji
The Room of Portraits
Selection of the Ten Taira Subjects
Arrangement of the Eleven Figures
The Portrait Room as Antoku's Inner Quarters
Conclusion
5 ILLUSTRATED STORY OF EMPEROR ANTOKU
Introduction
Copies of the Illustrated Story.

Texts on the Illustrated Story
Scenes in the Illustrated Story
Previous Scholarship on the Illustrated Story
Goals, Challenges, and Methods of this Chapter
Style , Authorsh ip, Da te, and Production
Stylistic Ancestry and Lineage of the Illustrated Story
Documentary Evidence regarding the Artist and Date
The Identity and Provenance of the Documented Sets
The Production of the Illustrated Story and Its Potential Prestige
Description of the Illustrated Story
1. The Birth of Antoku in Rokuhara
2. Go-Shirakawa's Flight to En'yubo
3. Go-Shirakawa's Return to the Hojuji Mansion
4. The Battle of Ichinotani
5. The Battle of Yashima
6. The Battle of Dannoura
Shikishi
Reading the Illustrated Story
Previous Interpretations of the
A New Interpretation of the Illustrated Story
Historical Background of the New Interpretation
Conclusion
6 ETOKI RITUAL OF THE SPIRIT HALL
Introduction
Brief Overview of Japa nese Etoki
Illustrated Legends of Prince Shōtoku
Final Days of Lord Minamoto no Yoshitomo
The Etoki Performa nce at Amidaji: Its Setting
Visitors' Accounts of Etoki Performances
Dannoura and Amidaji's Etoki
Amidaji as a Liminal Place
The Etoki at Amidaj i: Its Goals and Structure
Evoking the Spirits and Purifying the Death Pollution
The Structure of Amidaji's Etoki as a Pacification Ritual
The Etoki at Amidaji: Its Narrative
The Uniqueness of Amidaji's Etoki
Kenreimon'in's Narration of the Six Paths
Jakkōin as the Final Chapter of the Illustrated Story
Conclusion
EPILOGUE
The End of Amidaji
Amidaji's Abolishment and a New Institution
Art, Architecture, and Rituals after the Meiji Persecution of Buddhism
The Death Anniversary of Antoku
Antoku's Shrine in Imperial Japan
Official Designation of Antoku's Mausoleum.

The Shrine in Wartime
Antoku's Portraits
After the War and Today
Rebuilding and Recreating the Shrine in a New Era
The Shrine's Rituals Today
Conclusion
Appendix A
Descriptions of Antoku's Portrait in Primary Sources
Appendix B
Transcription and Translation of the Shikishi Inscription on the Illustrated Story
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index.