Shinto

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  • Kogoshui — Gleanings from Ancient Stories (Katō and Hoshino)An ancient Japanese historical record from 807 CE, presenting the traditions of the Imbe priestly clan and their role in the founding myths of Shinto
  • Kojiki — Basil Hall ChamberlainJapan's oldest surviving chronicle, recording the creation of the islands, the age of the gods, and the reigns of the early emperors. Basil Hall Chamberlain's 1882 translation from Classical Japanese.
  • Nihongi Vol 2 — W.G. AstonThe Nihongi, or Chronicles of Japan, Volume II — covering Books XVII through XXX (507–697 AD). W.G. Aston's 1896 English translation of the later imperial reigns, the introduction of Buddhism, and the political transformation of Japan.
  • The Kojiki — Records of Ancient Matters (Chamberlain)The foundational text of Shinto — Japan's creation mythology, divine genealogies, and early imperial chronicles, translated from the oldest extant Japanese literary work (712 CE)
  • The Nihongi — Chronicles of Japan, Excerpts (Aston)Excerpts from the Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan), the second of the two great Japanese national chronicles, covering the Age of the Gods and the founding of the imperial line
  • The Yengishiki — Shinto RitualsThe ancient Shinto liturgical prayers and ritual formulae from the Yengishiki (Engishiki), compiled in 927 CE, preserving the ceremonial voice of early Japanese religion