The Kojiki
192 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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. The narrative moves from mythology to historical legends, and culminates in a chronology of the early Imperial line.
The book is densely footnoted, almost to the point where the text is buried in apparatus. However, even this cannot shroud the wonderful story-telling. There are supernatural episodes, and tales of murder, passion and betrayal, all interspersed with extemporaneous poetry, reminiscent of Icelandic sagas.
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192 chapters
26 Section XVI.—The Door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling 27 Section XVII.—The August Expulsion of His-Impetuous-Male-Augustness 28 Section XVIII.—The Eight-Forked Serpent 29 Section XIX.—The Palace of Suga 30 Section XX.—The August Ancestors of the Deity-Master-Of-The-Great Land 31 Section XII.—The White Hare of Inaba 32 Section XXII.—Mount Tema 33 Section XXIII.—The Nether-Distant-Land 34 Section XXIV.—The Wooing of the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears 35 Section XXV.—The Cup Pledge 36 Section XXVI.—The Deities the August Descendants of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land 37 Section XXVII.—The Little-Prince-the-Renowned-Deity 38 Section XXVIII.—The August-Luck-Spirit-the-August-Wondrous-Spirit 39 Section XXIX.—The August Children of the Great-Harvest-Deity And of the Swift-Mountain-Deity 40 Section XXX.—The August Deliberation for Pacifying the Land 41 Section XXXI.—The Heavenly-Young-Prince 42 Section XXXII.—Abdication of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land 43 Section XXXIII.—The August Descent from Heaven of His Augustness the August Grandchild 44 Section XXXIV.—The August Reign in Himuka of His Augustness Prince Rice-Ear-Ruddy-Plenty 45 Section XXXV.—The Duchess of Saru 46 Section XXXVI.—The Deity Prince of Saruta at Azaka 47 Section XXXVII.—The Curse of the Deity Great-Mountain-Possessor 48 Section XXXVIII.—The August Child-Bearing of Princess-Blossoming Brilliantly-Like-the-Flowers-of-the-Trees 49 Section XXXIX.—The August Exchange of Luck 50 Section XL.—The Palace of the Ocean-Possessor
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The Kojiki
192 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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. The narrative moves from mythology to historical legends, and culminates in a chronology of the early Imperial line.
The book is densely footnoted, almost to the point where the text is buried in apparatus. However, even this cannot shroud the wonderful story-telling. There are supernatural episodes, and tales of murder, passion and betrayal, all interspersed with extemporaneous poetry, reminiscent of Icelandic sagas.
Table of contents
192 chapters
26 Section XVI.—The Door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling 27 Section XVII.—The August Expulsion of His-Impetuous-Male-Augustness 28 Section XVIII.—The Eight-Forked Serpent 29 Section XIX.—The Palace of Suga 30 Section XX.—The August Ancestors of the Deity-Master-Of-The-Great Land 31 Section XII.—The White Hare of Inaba 32 Section XXII.—Mount Tema 33 Section XXIII.—The Nether-Distant-Land 34 Section XXIV.—The Wooing of the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears 35 Section XXV.—The Cup Pledge 36 Section XXVI.—The Deities the August Descendants of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land 37 Section XXVII.—The Little-Prince-the-Renowned-Deity 38 Section XXVIII.—The August-Luck-Spirit-the-August-Wondrous-Spirit 39 Section XXIX.—The August Children of the Great-Harvest-Deity And of the Swift-Mountain-Deity 40 Section XXX.—The August Deliberation for Pacifying the Land 41 Section XXXI.—The Heavenly-Young-Prince 42 Section XXXII.—Abdication of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land 43 Section XXXIII.—The August Descent from Heaven of His Augustness the August Grandchild 44 Section XXXIV.—The August Reign in Himuka of His Augustness Prince Rice-Ear-Ruddy-Plenty 45 Section XXXV.—The Duchess of Saru 46 Section XXXVI.—The Deity Prince of Saruta at Azaka 47 Section XXXVII.—The Curse of the Deity Great-Mountain-Possessor 48 Section XXXVIII.—The August Child-Bearing of Princess-Blossoming Brilliantly-Like-the-Flowers-of-the-Trees 49 Section XXXIX.—The August Exchange of Luck 50 Section XL.—The Palace of the Ocean-Possessor
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The Kojiki
192 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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. The narrative moves from mythology to historical legends, and culminates in a chronology of the early Imperial line.
The book is densely footnoted, almost to the point where the text is buried in apparatus. However, even this cannot shroud the wonderful story-telling. There are supernatural episodes, and tales of murder, passion and betrayal, all interspersed with extemporaneous poetry, reminiscent of Icelandic sagas.
Table of contents
192 chapters
26 Section XVI.—The Door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling 27 Section XVII.—The August Expulsion of His-Impetuous-Male-Augustness 28 Section XVIII.—The Eight-Forked Serpent 29 Section XIX.—The Palace of Suga 30 Section XX.—The August Ancestors of the Deity-Master-Of-The-Great Land 31 Section XII.—The White Hare of Inaba 32 Section XXII.—Mount Tema 33 Section XXIII.—The Nether-Distant-Land 34 Section XXIV.—The Wooing of the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears 35 Section XXV.—The Cup Pledge 36 Section XXVI.—The Deities the August Descendants of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land 37 Section XXVII.—The Little-Prince-the-Renowned-Deity 38 Section XXVIII.—The August-Luck-Spirit-the-August-Wondrous-Spirit 39 Section XXIX.—The August Children of the Great-Harvest-Deity And of the Swift-Mountain-Deity 40 Section XXX.—The August Deliberation for Pacifying the Land 41 Section XXXI.—The Heavenly-Young-Prince 42 Section XXXII.—Abdication of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land 43 Section XXXIII.—The August Descent from Heaven of His Augustness the August Grandchild 44 Section XXXIV.—The August Reign in Himuka of His Augustness Prince Rice-Ear-Ruddy-Plenty 45 Section XXXV.—The Duchess of Saru 46 Section XXXVI.—The Deity Prince of Saruta at Azaka 47 Section XXXVII.—The Curse of the Deity Great-Mountain-Possessor 48 Section XXXVIII.—The August Child-Bearing of Princess-Blossoming Brilliantly-Like-the-Flowers-of-the-Trees 49 Section XXXIX.—The August Exchange of Luck 50 Section XL.—The Palace of the Ocean-Possessor
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