"Isa Monogatari" and religious representations of "Hayan"

Abstract

"Ise monogatari" is a remarkable monument of Japanese classical literature, dated around the end of the XIX - the beginning of the tenth century. The author of this piece is not known, although the most common traditional version states that it is one of the leading poets of Heaven's (794-1192) years of Arrivar-Narihira (825-880). "Ise monogatari" occupies an important place in the classical hierarchy of texts - deep knowledge of it was obligatory for an educated person; in addition, this work includes a review of the life of the Heianan aristocrat, and therefore has the character of "encyclopedic" self-writing culture.