Kenchiku Kara Mita Nippon Kodai Shi (Chiku Ma Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Architecture is a political language used by those in power. In ancient times, the stage on which Japan was born, architecture was the most powerful medium for those in power to reveal their authority and to proclaim the grandeur and aesthetic superiority of the civilization they embodied. From Asuka Temple, Horyuji Temple, and Shitennoji Temple to Hoyakuji Temple and the ceremonial relocation of the Ise Jingu Shrine, this book presents a completely new history of ancient Japan, finding in architectural styles, structures, and layout patterns the conflicts and fusions of matriarchy and patriarchy, emperor and law, nationalism and civilization.

建築とは、権力者たちが駆使した政治的言語である―。日本誕生の舞台となる古代において建築は、権力者が自らの権威を明らかにし、体現する文明の壮大さ、美意識の優越を高らかに宣言する最大最強のメディアであった。飛鳥寺、法隆寺、四天王寺から本薬師寺、伊勢神宮式年遷宮にいたるまで、建築様式や構造、配置パターンのなかに、母系と父系、天皇と律令、ナショナリズムと文明開化、それぞれの葛藤と融合を見いだし、まったく新しい日本古代史を組み上げ提示する。