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ARTICLES RELATED TO Tankas | | | |  Tankas: Encyclopedia - Wakan TankaIn Lakota traditions, Wakan Tanka is the spirit of Inyan (Rock). It means "The Great Spirit" or "The Great Mystery", which resides in every thing, similar to many notions of God. Every creature and object has a wakan, such as wakan tanka kin, the wakan of the sun.
Alternative: Wakan, Wakanda (Omaha Tribe), Oki (Iroquois)
Other related archivesGod, Inyan, Iroquois, Lakota traditions, Marvel Comics, Oki, Wakanda (comics), sun
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| | | | Tankas: Encyclopedia II - Waka - Tanka written in English
The writing of tanka in English started more slowly than the writing of English-language haiku, with the first English-language tanka collections dating from 1974. There is still vastly less tanka written than haiku, but interest in the tanka form in English is growing. The most popular form of present-day tanka in English frequently preserves only the outer form of tanka, with content much like other contemporary Western romantic poetry.
Unlike Japanese poets, who often write primarily or only in one poetry form, many English-languag ...
See also:Waka, Waka - Forms of Waka, Waka - Chōka, Waka - Tanka, Waka - Other forms, Waka - Poetic culture, Waka - History of Waka development, Waka - Ancient, Waka - Heian revival, Waka - Medieval, Waka - Tokugawa shogunate period, Waka - Modern, Waka - Tanka written in English, Waka - Famous Waka and Tanka Poets Read more here: » Waka: Encyclopedia II - Waka - Tanka written in English |
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| | | | Tankas: Encyclopedia II - List of Japanese anthologies - Waka and Tanka
List of Japanese anthologies - pre-Heian period chronicles.
Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) completed in 712, Japan's first book, includes 113 poem-songs.
Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) completed in 720, includes 131 poem-songs
fudoki (records of wind and earth) compiled at Imperial command beginning in 713, 23 songs from fragmented records
Shoku Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan Continued) submitted to Emperor Kammu ...
See also:List of Japanese anthologies, List of Japanese anthologies - Waka and Tanka, List of Japanese anthologies - pre-Heian period chronicles, List of Japanese anthologies - from the Heian period till the early Kamakura period, List of Japanese anthologies - from the Kamakura period to the Muromachi period, List of Japanese anthologies - Renga, List of Japanese anthologies - Haikai and Haiku, List of Japanese anthologies - Kanshi, List of Japanese anthologies - Miscellaneous Read more here: » List of Japanese anthologies: Encyclopedia II - List of Japanese anthologies - Waka and Tanka |
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| | | | Tankas: Encyclopedia II - Waka - Forms of Waka
Waka - Chōka.
Chōka consists of 5-7 syllable phrases repeated at least twice, and concludes with a 5-7-7 ending.
The briefest chōka documented was made by Yamanoue no Okura in the Nara period, and goes:
瓜食めば子ども思ほゆ栗食めばまして思はゆ何処より来りしものそ眼交にもとな懸りて安眠し寝さぬ (Man'yōshū: 0337),
which consists of a pattern 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7-7:
[English translation by Edwin A. Cranston, from A Waka Anthology: Volume One: The Gem-Glistening Cup, Stanford University Press © 1993]
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See also:Waka, Waka - Forms of Waka, Waka - Chōka, Waka - Tanka, Waka - Other forms, Waka - Poetic culture, Waka - History of Waka development, Waka - Ancient, Waka - Heian revival, Waka - Medieval, Waka - Tokugawa shogunate period, Waka - Modern, Waka - Tanka written in English, Waka - Famous Waka and Tanka Poets Read more here: » Waka: Encyclopedia II - Waka - Forms of Waka |
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| | | | Tankas: Encyclopedia II - Waka - Poetic culture In ancient times, it was a custom between two writers to exchange waka instead of letters in prose. In particular, it was common between lovers. Reflecting this custom, five of the twenty volumes of the Kokin Wakashu gathered waka for love. In the Heian period the lovers would exchange waka in the morning when lovers met at woman's home. The exchanged waka were called Kinuginu (後朝), because it was thought the man wanted to stay with his lover and when the sun rose he had almost no time to wear his clothes which had been laid inste ...
See also:Waka, Waka - Forms of Waka, Waka - Chōka, Waka - Tanka, Waka - Other forms, Waka - Poetic culture, Waka - History of Waka development, Waka - Ancient, Waka - Heian revival, Waka - Medieval, Waka - Tokugawa shogunate period, Waka - Modern, Waka - Tanka written in English, Waka - Famous Waka and Tanka Poets Read more here: » Waka: Encyclopedia II - Waka - Poetic culture |
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| | | | Tankas: Encyclopedia II - Waka - History of Waka development Waka has a long history. It was first recorded in the early of the 8th century in the Kojiki and Manyoshu. Under influence from other genres like Kanshi, Chinese poetry, novels and stories like Tale of Genji or even Western poetry, it has developed gradually, broadening its repertoire of expression and topics.
In literary critic's Donald Keene's books, He uses four large categories:
Early and Heian Literature (Kojiki to past 'The Tale of Genji' to 1185)
The Middle Ages ('chūsei' from 1185, including the Kamakura ...
See also:Waka, Waka - Forms of Waka, Waka - Chōka, Waka - Tanka, Waka - Other forms, Waka - Poetic culture, Waka - History of Waka development, Waka - Ancient, Waka - Heian revival, Waka - Medieval, Waka - Tokugawa shogunate period, Waka - Modern, Waka - Tanka written in English, Waka - Famous Waka and Tanka Poets Read more here: » Waka: Encyclopedia II - Waka - History of Waka development |
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| | | | Tankas: Encyclopedia II - Bangladeshi taka - History The word is derived from the Sanskrit tanka which was an ancient, even in medieval times, denomination of silver coin. The term taka was widely used in different parts of India but with varying meanings. In north India, taka was a copper coin equal to two paise and in the south, it was equal to four paisa or one anna. It was only in Bengal where taka was equal to the rupee. In all areas of India, taka was used informally for money in gen ...
See also:Bangladeshi taka, Bangladeshi taka - History, Bangladeshi taka - Denominations, Bangladeshi taka - Coins, Bangladeshi taka - Banknotes, Bangladeshi taka - Issuance Read more here: » Bangladeshi taka: Encyclopedia II - Bangladeshi taka - History |
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| | | | Tankas: Encyclopedia II - Plains Indians - Religion
Plains Indians - Great Plains Religion.
Religion was an important part of a Great Plains Indian’s life, as they believed that all things were connected to religion, as they possessed spirits. Their worship was centered on one main god, Wakan Tanka, or the Great Spirit. The Great Spirit had power over everything that had ever existed, and the Indians thought that by worshipping him, they would get stronger. Earth was also quite important, as she was the mother of all spirits. Spirits were worshipped every day. P ...
See also:Plains Indians, Plains Indians - Geology & Culture, Plains Indians - Religion, Plains Indians - Great Plains Religion, Plains Indians - Legends, Plains Indians - Hunting, Plains Indians - Hunting in the Plains Read more here: » Plains Indians: Encyclopedia II - Plains Indians - Religion |
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