http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/17/understanding-rank-in-the-heian-court/ My life as a father, Buddhist, Japanophile and Koreaphile. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:50:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/17/understanding-rank-in-the-heian-court/#comment-6171 Mon, 09 May 2011 18:25:51 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7744#comment-6171 Robert Borgen’s book is the primary source I am aware of though other ones may exist. Good luck!

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/17/understanding-rank-in-the-heian-court/#comment-6170 Mon, 09 May 2011 17:48:20 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7744#comment-6170 Thank you very much for your time anyway. (:
I was wondering if you have any recommended reading you can suggest to me to find out more about the 8 ranks in court – specifically the fifth?
Thank you.

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/17/understanding-rank-in-the-heian-court/#comment-6158 Sun, 08 May 2011 13:47:16 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7744#comment-6158 I have no translation experience so I can’t really help further.

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/17/understanding-rank-in-the-heian-court/#comment-6156 Sun, 08 May 2011 11:27:09 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7744#comment-6156 Ah! Hello, last night after I posted this I realised there was an error in my translation.
I realised that 栄爵 is actually referring to the fifth rank. I also misunderstood 尋ねる by its modern meaning of ‘to seek after’ rather than its older meaning of ‘to visit’. Therefore he was not seeking to buy a rank, so much as this man was an　栄爵 from the East and was journeying to the capital in order to buy something.
I was wondering if you had any more information regarding the　栄爵 that would further help me understand.
Thank you very much.

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/17/understanding-rank-in-the-heian-court/#comment-6148 Sat, 07 May 2011 21:44:40 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7744#comment-6148 Hi Metzli and welcome to the JLR. I’ve never hears of such a thing. Higher levels of ranking were definitely hereditary, but I suppose it was possible for someone from the provinces to get at least some rank even if it was a low one.

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/17/understanding-rank-in-the-heian-court/#comment-6146 Sat, 07 May 2011 16:58:17 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7744#comment-6146 This is incredibly interesting. I am currently working on translating a piece of classical Japanese from the Heian period in which a man from the East seems to be heading to the capital with the intention of obtaining such peerage via payment. Was this common or possible?
Thank you very much.

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/17/understanding-rank-in-the-heian-court/#comment-4113 Mon, 17 May 2010 19:31:46 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7744#comment-4113 Ah, extremely interesting! Thanks!

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