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The Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi [1] or Furukotobumi, [2] [a] is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 [3] concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line.
Kojiki (completed in 712 CE) with translation [clarification needed] by Donald L. Philippi [5] Nihon Shoki (completed in 720) with translation by W. G. Aston [6] Shoku Nihongi (covering 697 to 791) with translation by J. B. Snellen [7] Kogo Shūi (completed in 807) with translation by Genchi Katō and Hikoshirō Hoshino [8]
The Kojiki was written first in 711. It is the oldest surviving Japanese book. [11] [12] It is believed that the compilation of various genealogical and anecdotal histories of the imperial (Yamato) court and prominent clans began during the reigns of Emperors Keitai and Kinmei in the 6th century, with the first concerted effort at historical compilation of which we have record being the one ...
' State Shinto ') – Japanese translation of the English term State Shinto created in 1945 by the US occupation forces to define the post-Meiji religious system in Japan. Kokoro (心, lit. ' heart ') – The essence of a thing or being. Kokugakuin Daigaku (國學院大學) – Tokyo university that is one of two authorized to train Shinto priests.
Philippi is known for his translation of the Kojiki and the ancient Shinto prayers known as norito. He also published a book of translations of Ainu epic poems ( yukar ), Songs of Gods, Songs of Humans: The Epic Tradition of the Ainu , and a book of translations of ancient Japanese poems, This Wine of Peace, This Wine of Laughter: A Complete ...
Kujiki (旧事紀), or Sendai Kuji Hongi (先代旧事本紀), is a historical Japanese text.It was generally believed to have been one of the earliest Japanese histories until the middle of the Edo period, when scholars such as Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Tada Yoshitoshi successfully contended that it was an imitation based on the Nihon Shoki, the Kojiki and the Kogo Shūi. [1]
The Kojiki portrays Ame-no-Minakanushi as the first god to appear in the heavenly realm of Takamagahara after the emergence of heaven and earth from the primeval chaos: . At the time of the beginning of heaven and earth, there came into existence in Takamanohara a deity named Ame-no-Minakanushi-no-Kami; next, Takamimusubi-no-Kami; next, Kamimusubi-no-Kami.
He used the supposed antiquity of the Kojiki to develop an idea of indigenous Japanese religion and laws which were later used in the development of an idea of State Shinto. [ 2 ] Norinaga took the view that the heritage of ancient Japan was one of natural spontaneity in feelings and spirit, and that imported Confucianism ran counter to such ...