Kajosetsu (additional value theory)

Japanese: 加上説 - かじょうせつ
Kajosetsu (additional value theory)

...Later, a hundred schools of thought arose that placed the Yellow Emperor above the Yellow Emperor and that all the gods were descended from him, but the older the gods, the more likely it is that newer gods are placed above them. This is what the Japanese Tominaga Nakaki called the "addition theory," and what the skeptical school of ancient history, who paved the way for Chinese mythology, called the "construction of layers of ancient history theory."
[The method of mythology]
Unlike ancient history or scriptures, myths can only have meaning if they are passed down practically within the context of an original culture.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Kaage theory" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…のちその上に黄帝をおき,神々をすべて黄帝の系譜とする百家の言が起こったが,古い神々ほど,新しく上に重ねられる傾向をもつ。日本の富永仲基のいう〈加上説〉であり,中国の神話学の道をひらいた疑古派のいう〈古史累層造成説〉である。
[神話学の方法]
 神話は古代史や経典と異なって,本来の文化のなかにあって実修的に伝承されることによってのみ,意味をもちうるものである。…

※「加上説」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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