Tsuruoka Shrine Records - Tsuruoka Shrine Records

Japanese: 鶴岡社務記録 - つるがおかしゃむきろく

Diaries of the successive head priests (betto) of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura. 2 volumes. Date of compilation and editor unknown. Records from the first head priest Enkyo in 1192 (Kenkyu 3) to the 19th head priest Yorinaka in 1355 (Shohei 10/Bunwa 4). Along with brief biographies of the head priests and articles on religious ceremonies and prayers, the diary also records the movements of the shogunate and various political forces surrounding the eastern provinces during that period, making it an important source for learning not only about the history of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, but also about the history of the eastern provinces in the Middle Ages. Included in the Revised Collection of Historical Documents. [Tonooka Shinichiro]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鎌倉鶴岡八幡宮歴代社務(別当)の日記。2巻。成立時期，編者ともに不詳。1192年(建久3)初代別当円暁から1355年(正平10∥文和4)19代別当頼仲に至るまでの記録。別当の略歴，神事や祈禱などの記事とあわせて，当該期の幕府や東国をめぐる政治的諸勢力の動向も記録されているので，鶴岡八幡宮の歴史だけでなく，中世東国史を知る重要史料となっている。《改定史籍集覧》所収。【外岡慎一郎】

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