Significance of Military Power in the <i>Jindai Moji</i> Text <i>Hotsuma Tsutae</i>—With a Focus on Susanoo and Yamato Takeru
The <i>jindai moji</i> (神代文字—“characters of the Age of the Gods”) are pseudocharacters (疑字: “giji”) created in the early modern period, which purport to be an ancient Japanese writing script. One of the most famous examples of literature written in the <i>jindai moji</i> is t...
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| description | The <i>jindai moji</i> (神代文字—“characters of the Age of the Gods”) are pseudocharacters (疑字: “giji”) created in the early modern period, which purport to be an ancient Japanese writing script. One of the most famous examples of literature written in the <i>jindai moji</i> is the epic poem <i>Hotsuma Tsutae</i>, which is regarded as an account of the development of medieval mythology in the early modern age. It includes tales of evil lords known as the <i>hatare</i> (rendered as 魔王 in Kanbun), who bring chaos to the land and are vanquished by a divine army led by gods. Ultranationalists in early modern Japan enthusiastically embraced these <i>jindai moji</i> writings. This article examines the significance of the divine battles in the early modern <i>jindai moji</i> literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f87686c8847540a5a6beae35640557712023-11-30T22:09:40ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442022-02-0113319910.3390/rel13030199Significance of Military Power in the <i>Jindai Moji</i> Text <i>Hotsuma Tsutae</i>—With a Focus on Susanoo and Yamato TakeruYui Yoshida0Department of International Education and Children’s Studies, Higashiosaka College, Osaka 577-8567, JapanThe <i>jindai moji</i> (神代文字—“characters of the Age of the Gods”) are pseudocharacters (疑字: “giji”) created in the early modern period, which purport to be an ancient Japanese writing script. One of the most famous examples of literature written in the <i>jindai moji</i> is the epic poem <i>Hotsuma Tsutae</i>, which is regarded as an account of the development of medieval mythology in the early modern age. It includes tales of evil lords known as the <i>hatare</i> (rendered as 魔王 in Kanbun), who bring chaos to the land and are vanquished by a divine army led by gods. Ultranationalists in early modern Japan enthusiastically embraced these <i>jindai moji</i> writings. This article examines the significance of the divine battles in the early modern <i>jindai moji</i> literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/3/199<i>jindai moji</i><i>Hotsuma Tsutae</i>soul pacification (tamashizume)sword |
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| title | Significance of Military Power in the <i>Jindai Moji</i> Text <i>Hotsuma Tsutae</i>—With a Focus on Susanoo and Yamato Takeru |
| title_full | Significance of Military Power in the <i>Jindai Moji</i> Text <i>Hotsuma Tsutae</i>—With a Focus on Susanoo and Yamato Takeru |
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| title_short | Significance of Military Power in the <i>Jindai Moji</i> Text <i>Hotsuma Tsutae</i>—With a Focus on Susanoo and Yamato Takeru |
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| topic | <i>jindai moji</i> <i>Hotsuma Tsutae</i> soul pacification (tamashizume) sword |
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