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The Kojiki and Nikon Shoki Flashcards

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Who was the Kojiki for?

A

Children of the Unji Clans

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Who was the Nihon Shoki for?

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foreigners and other clans

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When was the Kojiki compiled?

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712 by the scribe O no Yasumaro

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Which one was inspired by Buddhism?

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The Kojiki

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What is the earliest book to survive to modern day?

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The Kojiki

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What was the primary function of the Kojiki?

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Legitimize the Nara State

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What was the Kojiki?

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A creation myth

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How could have clans influenced the Kojiki?

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They used their gods and their ideology to create this myth to legitimize their rule

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What is the Nihon Shoki known as?

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The “first official history of Japan”

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How did the Kojiki used Chinese?

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Employed Chinese characters both in the conventional manner and
to represent sounds

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What is Musushi?

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Spontaneity or Creation Force, used within the Kojiki

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What are some characteristics of the Nihon Shoki?

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It offers many/different accounts that are then integrated into a single narrative, text records incidents up to recent past used Ying-Yang, 10 times longer than Kojiki

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When did the Kojiki become known?

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18th century

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Who did the other accounts in the Nihon Shoki likely belong to?

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Members of the Uji Clans

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Who are Izanagi and Izanami?

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The main gods that give birth to the islands/gods/objects

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Who is Amaterasu?

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Sun Goddess, Was born after Izanagi washes his eye after visiting the land of Yomi, Hides in the Heavenly Rock Cave before being lured out

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Who is Susano-o-(no-mikoto)?

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Amaterasu’s younger brother who caused a ruckus in the Heavens, Slays the 8 tailed serpent

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Who is Emperor Ninigi?

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Descendant of Amaterasu; ancestor of the imperial family.

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What are the similarities of the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki?

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gods and important people often spoke in verse

Combination of “historical” narrative (poetry)

Mirroring of continental historiography/culture

Use of manyo-gana and Kanbun (literary sinitic)

Move from oral practice to written practice → Mokkan culture (Mok = wood | Kan = print)

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What are the three books of the Kojiki?

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age of the gods, age of the rulers (starting with Emperor Jimmu), Age of Emperor (ending with Empress Suiko)

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