Kojiki - Wikipedia
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 Kojiki Index - Internet Sacred Text Archive
The Kojiki is one of the two primary sources for Shinto, the Japanese national religion. It starts in the realm of myth, with the creation of Japan from foam. Innumerable gods and goddesses are described.
Kojiki | Mythology, Shintoism, Creation Stories | Britannica
The Kojiki is an important source book for ceremonies, customs, divination, and magical practices of ancient Japan. It includes myths, legends, and historical accounts of the imperial court from the earliest days of its creation up to the reign of Empress Suiko (628).
Kojiki - World History Encyclopedia
2017年5月12日 · The Kojiki is more than an invaluable history source and entertaining compilation of Japanese mythology, it is the cornerstone of the Shinto religion, its gods and rituals.
Kojiki: Japan’s Oldest Surviving Chronicle - Ancient Origins
2024年7月29日 · The Kojiki, or "Records of Ancient Matters," holds the prestigious title of being Japan's oldest surviving chronicle. Compiled in 712 AD, this amazing text offers a window into the myths, legends, and early history of Japan.
The Kojiki: Introduction: Introduction - Internet Sacred Text Archive
Indeed it is the earliest authentic connected literary product of that large division of the human race which, has been variously denominated Turanian, Scythian and Altaic, and it even precedes by at least a century the most ancient extant literary compositions of non-Aryan India.
THE KOJ-IKI - Internet Sacred Text Archive
THE KOJIKI. PART IV.- THE BEAST-LEGENDS. THE WHITE HARE OF INABA . From His Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness was descended the deity Master-of-the-Great-Land. He had eighty deities his brethren; but they all left the land to the deity Master-of-the-Great-Land.
JHTI - Kojiki - University of California, Berkeley
The Kojiki 古事記 is Japan's oldest extant chronicle. Ôno Yasumaro, its compiler, wrote that on the 18th day of the 9th month of 711 CE he was commanded by Empress Gemmei, then occupying the throne, to record Japan’s Ancient Myth (Kuji 旧辞) correctly.
What Is The Kojiki? – Important Shinto Texts Explained
The Kojiki is a vital text within the Shinto religion that blends historical accounts with mythology and includes some of the most important cultural guidelines in all of Japanese literature. It is one of the oldest Japanese texts and is widely regarded as sacred for followers of the Shinto religion.
Kojiki - Washburn University
Completed in 712 A.D. under the auspices of the imperial court, it is the oldest extant book in Japanese and, as its title (literally, "Record of Ancient Things") suggests, an account of a still earlier era.