中世軍記物語に描かれた戦闘様相と武士表象 －地域による差を中心に－

Abstract

In this paper, focused on Heike Monogatari, a representative work of Gunki Monogatari, and examined how Bushi appearances are depicted in various battle appearances. By examining how the aspects of these early Japanese Bushi were represented in literary works, it was possible to identify how the early Japanese Bushi were perceived by the people of the time, and the differences between them. Unlike the representation of the Bushi formed by the existing media, first, the Bushi of the time showed that the battle pattern was similar to shooting by bow each other rather than hand-to-hand fight. In addition, I think that archery was not treated as a martial art but rather perceived as a sacred symbolism among Bushi. Next, we looked at the Nanori and vanguard struggles that the Bushi in the northeastern region showed in battle. In the case of Bushi in the northeastern region, they competed to take the lead each time a battle was fought to prove their worth, and they were agressively doing Nanori. As this was established as an aspect in the recognition of the authors and people of the time, it was confirmed that it is represented in the work. Lastly, the Bushi in the Kinki region, centered around the capital, are shown to be more likely to consider their honor and want fairly contested match than this tendency. I think this is because of the environmental requirements for accepting new values were in their case and they were closely related to coordination. Thus, in forming their own values, it may be assumed that they would have a similar recognition as the Bushi of posterity.