Daoist Cosmogony in the Kojiki 古事記 Preface

A close reading of the cosmogony found in the preface to Ō no Yasumaro 太安萬侶’s Kojiki 古事記 (Record of Ancient Matters, 712 CE) reveals the ways in which Japan’s early Nara period elites appropriated aspects of China’s Daoist traditions for their own literary, mythological, and political purposes. This...

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Main Author: Richey, Jeffrey L. 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2021
In: Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B Daoism
B China
B Japan
B Kojiki
B Cosmogony
B Shintoism
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