I couldn’t help wonder if the interpretation hadn’t somehow outpaced the available evidence. Any reservations aside, Itineraries of Power has much to recommend it to those interested in Heian and medieval Japan across a range of disciplines—this short review has barely scratched the surface of the rich and provocative material explored throughout the book. Depending on one’s interests, each of the chapters could easily stand alone. While Ka wa shima’s lucid historical explanations contextualize each chapter for a broad audience, her sophisticated literary analyses incline the text toward a more specialized readership. Either way, Itineraries of Power makes a welcome and thought-provoking addition to our understanding of Japanese cultural history and of the texts that enable that understanding.

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知识网络：西方科学与德川信息革命 Terrence Jackson

我不禁怀疑这种解释是否没有以某种方式超越现有证据。抛开任何保留不谈，《权力的旅程》有很多值得推荐给那些对平安和中世纪日本感兴趣的人，跨越一系列学科——这篇简短的评论几乎没有触及整本书探索的丰富和挑衅性材料的表面。根据个人的兴趣，每一章都可以很容易地独立存在。虽然 Ka wa shima 清晰的历史解释为广大读者提供了每一章的背景信息，但她复杂的文学分析使文本倾向于更专业的读者群。无论哪种方式，《权力的旅程》都为我们对日本文化历史和促成这种理解的文本的理解提供了受欢迎且发人深省的补充。