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UwasaUwasa and Courtly and Courtly Love:Love:
What is What is the the NNecessity ecessity for the for the Heian Heian RRomance?omance?
Tomomi HayashiTomomi Hayashi
Uwasa.
The most important thing is
RumorReputationGossip …etc
Uwasa?
No PCs and cell phones in the Heian period
Princesses in the Heian periodIndoor
life…
Methods to find a suitable partner
The Tale of Genji ( 源氏物語 )
One episode in The Tale of Genji
The 6The 6thth quire( quire( 第六帖第六帖 ) ) SuetsumuSuetsumu hanahana
『
あきさゆめみし』
大和和紀
講談社
one night, Genji had this lady
Noble men in the Heian period easily had affection ( 好意 ) by hearing positive Uwasa.
Conclusion Conclusion
One of the most significant things is UwasaUwasa in the Heian courtly love, as can be seen in the Heian narratives.
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Edward, G. (2014) Genji Monogatari [The Tale of Genji] retrieved 2013, July 15 from http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/m/murasaki-shikibu/tale-of-genji/index.html
Kawakami, Z. (1997). Uwasa ga hashiru [Uwasa runs]. Tokyo: the company of science.
Kinoshita, T. (1977). Ryugen social psychology 3. Tokyo University
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