Of “gods” and “ghosts” in ancient Japan (from a historical linguistics perspective)

RUMÁNEK, Ivan. Of “gods” and “ghosts” in ancient Japan (from a historical linguistics perspective). In Iaponica Brunensia 2021. 2021.

Basic information

• Original name: Of “gods” and “ghosts” in ancient Japan (from a historical linguistics perspective)
• Name in Czech: O "bozích" a "duších" v starověkém Japonsku (z pohledu historické lingvistiky)
• Authors: RUMÁNEK, Ivan.
• Edition: Iaponica Brunensia 2021, 2021.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 60100 6.1 History and Archaeology
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords (in Czech): státní politický narativ; Jamatoský dvůr; solární kult; Kara; Silla; Pekče; Kogurjo; tabu
• Keywords in English: state political narrative. solar cult. Amaterasu. Susanoo. Ninigi; ama tsu kami. kuni tsu kami. amakudari. tenson-kōrin. gotōsen. Takachiho. Japanese kami ‘deities’; taboo.
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

Based on the Nihongi, we can assume two main directions of the Yayoi influx – from the west (Korean) and from the south(east) (Austro/Tai). These directions corroborate (and are, in turn, corroborated by) the hypothetical semantic shifts in the etymology of such Old Japanese words as kamɨy ‘deity’ and pyi ‘Sun. day’.