Kojikiden - Beggar

A representative work by Motoori Norinaga. It consists of 44 volumes. He began studying the Kojiki in 1764 (Meiwa 1) and completed it in 1798 (Kansei 10). Norinaga was 69 years old at the time. Publication began in 1790 and was published by Eirakuya in Nagoya, but only up to volume 17 was published during his lifetime, and the entire series was finally published in 1822 (Bunsei 5). Volume 1 is titled "General Commentary on Ancient Records, etc." and includes "Naobi no Mitama," which could be said to be the culmination of his theory on ancient ways. Volume 2 is a reading and interpretation of the preface, a genealogy from the gods to Emperor Jomei, and volumes 3 and onwards are annotations of the main text. Volumes 1 to 17 are the first volume of the Kojiki, volumes 34 to 44 are the second volume, and volumes 44 to 5 are the third volume. Norinaga's commentaries still have value that can withstand criticism today, and many studies are based on his textual revisions, readings, definitions, and annotations. However, they are based on the premise that ancient documents should be believed as they are, and they often have the drawback of leaping into the world of irrationality.

[Kyano Noriko]

"The Complete Works of Motoori Norinaga, vol. 9-12, edited by Ohno Susumu (1968-74, Chikuma Shobo)" ▽ "Research on National Studies Political Thought, by Matsumoto Sannosuke (1972, Miraisha)" ▽ "Motoori Norinaga, by Sagara Toru (1978, University of Tokyo Press)"

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本居宣長(もとおりのりなが)の代表的著書。全44巻。1764年（明和1）『古事記』研究に着手し、98年（寛政10）に完成させた。宣長69歳のときであった。刊行は1790年から始め、名古屋の永楽屋から出版されたが、彼の存命中には巻17まで出されただけで、1822年（文政5）になってやっと全巻が刊行された。内容は、巻1が「古記典等総論(イニシヘブミドモノスベテノサダ)」とあり、ここに彼の古道論の結晶ともいうべき「直毘霊(なおびのみたま)」が含まれている。巻2は序文の訓読と解釈、神々から舒明(じょめい)天皇までの系図、巻3から本文注釈で、巻17までが『古事記』上巻、巻34までが中巻、巻44までが下巻である。宣長の注釈は今日なお批判に耐えうる価値をもっており、多くの研究が彼の本文校訂、訓読、語釈、注釈を、その基礎としている。ただし、古代の文献をそのまま信仰すべきことを大前提としており、しばしば非合理の世界へと飛躍するという欠点がある。

［萱沼紀子］

『大野晋編『本居宣長全集 9～12』（1968～74・筑摩書房）』▽『松本三之介著『国学政治思想の研究』（1972・未来社）』▽『相良亨著『本居宣長』（1978・東京大学出版会）』

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