著者

伊坂 青司 イサカ セイジ

出版者

神奈川大学人文学会

雑誌

人文研究 = Studies in humanities (ISSN:02877074)

巻号頁・発行日

no.203, pp.1-35, 2021-09-30

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The myth of a nation is engraved by plural tribal myths. The Japanese myth found in "Kojiki" is constructed not only by a singular myth of the Imperial Family but also by a composition of plural tribal myths. Therefore, we can characterize the Japanese myth as having a plural structure. Furthermore, this theory is proven in Japanese ancient history and archaeology. Before World War II, the Japanese myth was exploited by national totalitarianism, which insisted on a singular unbroken line of Japanese emperors. However, the Japanese myth was originally constructed not only by the heavenly world (Takamanohara) but also by the terrestrial world(Ashihara no Nakatsukuni), which contains two main regions, Izumo and Himuka. In "Kojiki" the gods of Izumo(Susanoo and Okuninushi) precedes the grandsons of the sun goddess (Amaterasu) in Himuka. Izumo Myth expresses the mighty domination of the Izumo-tribe that existed before the line of Japanese emperors in Yamato. To this end, I aim to understand the Japanese myth in "Kojiki" as a plural structure of both Izumo Myth and Himuka Myth.