"Izumo no Kuni Fudoki"

Japanese: 《出雲国風土記》 - いずものくにのふどき
"Izumo no Kuni Fudoki"

…The legend of the origin of the place name “Ou” that appears in the “Izumo no Kuni Fudoki” (Fudoki). The name comes from the fact that a giant god attracted other lands to create the country. …

From [Fudoki]

...In the Kenyo-ryo of the Ritsuryo-shu-kai, which was compiled around the Jōgan period (859-877), there are examples where fūdo and chūō are considered to be the same. However, in addition to the Wadō-do, there is also the Izumo-no-kuni fūdoki, which was compiled 20 years later in 733 (Tenpyō 5). This was mainly edited by the Settushi, and it appears to be a highly practical geography book with military elements added. Although it is somewhat different from the Wadō-fudoki, the works from this period (such as the fūdoki of Bungo and Hizen) are also called the Ko-fudoki. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Izumo no Kuni Fudoki" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…《出雲国風土記》(《風土記》)に見える〈意宇(おう)〉という地名の起源伝説。巨人の神が他の国土を引き寄せて国作りしたとの内容からこの名がある。…

【風土記】より

…貞観(859‐877)ころ成立の《令集解》仮寧(けによう)令には,風土と郷土を同一視した例も見えている。だが風土記とよばれるものには和銅度のもののほかに,20年後の733年(天平5)に成った《出雲国(いずものくに)風土記》もあるが,これは節度使が編修主体となったもので,軍事的要素が加味されて実用性の強い地誌としてあらわれている。〈和銅風土記〉とはやや異質のものだが,この期のもの(豊後(ぶんご)・肥前(ひぜん)の風土記など)を含めて〈古風土記〉とよんでいる。…

※「《出雲国風土記》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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