Daoist Cosmogony in the <i>Kojiki</i> 古事記 Preface
A close reading of the cosmogony found in the preface to Ō no Yasumaro 太安萬侶’s <i>Kojiki</i> 古事記 (<i>Record of Ancient Matters,</i> 712 CE) reveals the ways in which Japan’s early Nara period elites appropriated aspects of China’s Daoist traditions for their own literary, myth...
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/9/761 |