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Tale of The Heike
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General Information
Text and Performance Traditions
Heike in Later Dramatic Forms
Heiji and Hogen Rebellions
List of Contributors
Books
Book One
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Gion Shoja
Giō
Lesson Plan
End of Book one Activity
Book Two
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Exile Maps
Mount Hiei
Kumano Shrines
Zenkoji Temple
Kenmitsu Buddhism: Esoteric vs Exoteric
Lesson Plan
End of Book Two Activity
Book Three
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Karma in Book Three
Parents and Their Children
Lesson Plan
End of Book Activity
Book Four
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Maps
Referring Time
Poetry
Uji & Byōdō-in
Buddhism
Nue
Notable Quotes
Lesson Plan
End of Book Four Activity
Book Five
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Kōfuku-ji and Tōdai-ji
The Capital Move
Mongaku's Mighty Austerities
Lesson Plan
Activities
Book Six
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Maps of the Uprisings
Japanese Funeral Practices
Koto
Mythology, Hell, and King Enma
Lesson Plan
Interactive Activities
Book Seven
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Sanemori & Japanese Culture
Tadanori & Poetry
Tsunemasa & his Biwa
Battle of Kurikara
Chikubushima
Lesson Plan
Book Eight
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Notable Quotes
The Story of Koreyoshi
Allegiance
Warrior vs. Aristocrat
The Shogunate
Hitatare and Eboshi
March of the Taira
Lesson Plan
End of Book Eight Activity
Book Nine
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Maps
Humor
Last Stands
Honor & Loyalty
Women
Lesson Plan
End of Book Nine Activity
Book Ten
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Mount Kōya
Kumano
Themes
Imagery
Lesson Plan
End of Book Ten Activity
Book Eleven
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Maps
Archery
The Fan
The Imperial Regalia
The Death of Antoku
Lesson Plan
End of Book Eleven Activity
Book Twelve
Episode Summaries
Major Characters
Book Twelve Map
How to End a War
Rokudai
Role of Monks
After the Story
Karmic Disasters
Lesson Plan
Activities
The Initiates' Book
Major Characters
Pure Land Buddhism
Jakko-in
Rokudo
Engyōbon Alternative Ending
Lesson Plan
End of Initiates Book Activity
Characters
Aoi-no-mae
Ario
Atsufun
Awa-no-naishi
Crown Prince Dan
Dainagon-no-suke
Doi no Jirō Sanehira
Emperor Antoku
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Emperor Go-Toba
Emperor Shirakawa
Emperor Takakura
Fujiwara no Kagekiyo
Fujiwara no Michinori (Shinzei)
Fujiwara no Motofusa
Fujiwara no Motomichi
Fujiwara no Muneko (Lady Ike)
Fujiwara no Narichika
Fujiwara no Naritsune
Fujiwara no Sanesada
Fujiwara no Tadakiyo
Fujiwara no Takafusa
Fujiwara no Tashi
Fujiwara no Yukitaka (Nakayama)
Gio
Ginyo
Hataketama no Jirō Shigetada
Higuchi no Jiro Kanemitsu
Hōjō Tokimasa
Hônenbō
Hotoke
Ichijō no Jirō Tadayori
Imai no Shirō Kanehira
Inomata no Kabeiroku Naritsuna
Insei
Jing Ke
Jōken
Kajiwara Genda Kagesue
Kajiwara no Kagetoki
Kakumei
Kawano no Shirō (Mochinobu)
Kenreimon-in (Taira no Noriko)
Kio
Kogō
Koreyoshi
Kozaishō
Kujo Kanezane
Kumagai Kojirō Naoie
Kumagai Naozane
Lady Nii (Tokiko)
Meiun
Minamoto no Michichika
Minamoto no Nakatsuna
Minamoto no Noriyori
Minamoto no Yorimasa
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Minamoto no Yoshinaka (Kiso)
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yukiie
Mongaku
Musashibō Benkei
Nasu no Yoichi
Nobutsura
Prince Mochihito
Raigo Ajari
Rokudai
Saiko
Saitō Sanemori
Sasaki Shirō Takatsuna
Satō Saburōbyōe Tadanobu
Satō Saburōbyōe Tsuginobu
Sen-O no Taro Kaneyasu
Shizuka Gozen
Shunkan
Sotsu-no-suke
Tada no Yukitsuna
Taira no Atsumori
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomune
Taira no Kiyotsune
Taira no Koremori
Taira no Michimori
Taira no Morikuni
Taira no Moritoshi
Taira no Munemori
Taira no Norimori
Taira no Noritsune
Taira no Sadayoshi
Taira no Shigehira
Taira no Shigemori
Taira no Shigenori
Taira no Shigeyoshi
Taira no Sukemori
Taira no Tadamori
Taira no Tadanori
Taira no Tokitada
Taira no Tomomori
Taira no Tsunemasa
Taira no Tsunemori
Taira no Yorimori
Taira no Yasuyori
Tomoe
Tomoyasu
Tsunefusa, Yoshida Grand Counselor
Resources
Lesson Plans
In Theatre
On Television
Translations and Secondary Sources
Music
Master Interviews
Interview with Royall Tyler
Interview with Dr. Thomas Rimer
Interview with David Bialock
Interview with Vyjayanthi Selinger
Interview with Mastisoff
Heike Monogatari and the Genji Series
Images
Eboshi
Maps of Japan
Capital Layout
Greater Palace Compound
Inner Palace Compound
Capital Outskirts
Central Honshu
Shikoku and Honshu
Northern Kyushu
Key Terms
Footnotes
Tale of The Heike
Emperor Shirakawa
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