Japanese Mythology : Hermeneutics on Scripture.
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- 9781134949014
- 299.5/6113
- BL2203.I8213 2008
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Hermeneutics on the Theory of Sacred Texts and Nostalgia toward Historical Origins -- Chapter 1 National History, Shintō, and Myth: General Remarks on the History of the Interpretation of the Kiki -- Chapter 2 The Canon and Variants: An Examination of the Mythology of Susanowo -- Chapter 3 Myth in Metamorphosis: Ancient and Medieval Versions of the Yamatotakeru Legend -- Chapter 4 Myth and Rationality: Understanding God in the Early-Modern and Modern Periods -- Chapter 5 Myth and Nationalism: Motoori Norinaga's Creation Myths -- Chapter 6 The Space of Historical Discourse: Ishimoda Shō's Theory of the Heroic Age -- Notes -- Index.
Explores the history of the interpretation of Japanese mythology, the Japanese attraction to this act of historical grounding, and the varying identities that emerged during different historical periods.
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