Space and the Gods of Space in Japanese Myths
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22355270 |
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| Authors | L M Ermakova (Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-96 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Russian Japanology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2658-6789 • E-ISSN: 2658-6444 |
| Publisher | Association of Japanologists (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.55105/2658-6444-2022-1-76-96 |
| OpenAlex | W4289774718 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This article focuses on the concept of space and two different structures of space in the mythological chronicles Kojiki and Nihon Shoki . It considers two main invisible divine gods of space, probably connected to Chinese mythology and appearing in the mythological chronicles first – Ame-no-minaka-nushi and Kuni-no-tokotachi . It traces their evolution in history and also deals with obtaining by some of Japanese gods, within the Buddhist worldview, a fantastic appearance and the key role in cosmogenesis. It also deals with the connection of the first verbal descriptions of the appearance of the Japanese lands as a living creature or a symbolic thing seen from above with the ritual of “viewing the realm” ( kunimi ), and also with a technique of Chinese-Japanese painting wherein an object is portrayed as seen from above (for the purpose of which, in the cases of indoor scenes, a building is depicted without a roof), etc
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Painting · Psychoanalysis · Realm · The Symbolic · Visual arts · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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