Island Narratives in the Making of Japan: The Kojiki in Geocultural Context
Shintō, the national religion of Japan, is grounded in the mythological narratives that are found in the 8th-Century chronicle, Kojiki 古事記 (712). Within this early source book of Japanese history, myth, and national origins, there are many accounts of islands (terrestrial and imaginary), which provi...
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| Language: | English |
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Island Studies Journal
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Island Studies Journal |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.164 |