Mytos of "Izumo no kuni-no-Miyatsuko no Kamuyogoto":A Study as a Ritual Myth in the Early Heian Period

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K00333
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02010:Japanese literature-related
• Research Institution: National Institute of Technology(KOSEN),Numazu College
• Principal Investigator: Omura Hiroshi 沼津工業高等専門学校, 教養科, 教授 (50734688)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 出雲国造神賀詞 / 出雲国造 / 先代旧事本紀 / 鎮魂 / 出雲氏 / 物部氏 / 日置氏

Outline of Final Research Achievements

"Izumo no Kuni-no-miyatsuko no Kamuyogoto" is a Norito that was chanted along with the Inauguration of Izumo no Kuni-no-miyatsuko. The mythological narratives in "Izumo no Kuni-no-miyatsuko no Kamuyogoto" contain unique descriptions that cannot be seen in other books, and we can recognize the intention of Izumo no Kuni-no-miyatsuko to form ritual myths.In this research, I paid attention to the relationship between the mythological description of "Izumo no Kuni-no-miyatsuko no Kamuyogoto" and the context of the presentation ceremony. Then, I clarified the relationship between the unique article in the "Izumo no Kuni-no-miyatsuko no Kamuyogoto" and the concept of "鎮魂". In addition, I presented a new view on the relationship between clans, which is the basis of the establishment of the verse.The results of this research were published in two academic papers.

Free Research Field

日本文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、「出雲国造神賀詞」奏上儀における神宝献上の背景に、物部氏の〈鎮魂〉観があることを明らかにした。これは、旧来内在魂の揺動や遊離魂の付着といった観点で説かれてきた古代の〈鎮魂〉観自体の再考を促すものであり、「神賀詞」詞章解釈の重要な前提となることはもちろん、多くの上代文献について新たな〈読み〉の可能性を広げる意義をも有するものと認識している。
また、「神賀詞」固有の神話的言説である四神鎮座記事の検討を通し、物部氏・出雲氏の媒としての日置氏の存在を確認できたことは、古代の氏族関係に新たな光を照射することにつながると考える。