日本开国神话中的战争叙述

The Depiction of War in the Japanese Myth of Foundation

本文将《古事记》《日本书纪》应神天皇之前、有关日本"小帝国"建立过程中的战争叙述作为一个整体的开国神话,探讨了其中体现出来的一贯逻辑。从天神下凡平定"苇原中国"到神功皇后的新罗亲征,基本上体现了以天照大神为首的天上世界对地上世界的建立在武力基础上的绝对优越性,自然也宣扬了作为天神御子的神武天皇的后裔们(大和朝廷)对地上世界的统治的正统性,甚至是侵略朝鲜半岛的正当性。而其中的有关对熊曾、东夷等边缘地区的征讨,类似于中国的征夷战争,盖是受到了中国华夷观的影响。

This paper considers the depiction of war during the foundation of Japan＇ s ＂little empire＂ before the age of the Emperor Oujin in the Kojiki and Nihonshoki as an integral myth of foundation. From the gods＇ （Amatsukami） descending to the earth to suppress the Ashihara-noNakatsukuni to the Empress Jingu＇ s subjugation of Silla, the absolute superiority of the heaven headed by Amaterasu Omikami over the foundation of the earth is basically mirrored in terms of force. Also, the authority of domination of the earth by the Yamato Imperial Court, descendants of the Emperor Jinmu （who is regarded as Amatsukami-nomiko to the earth）, is naturally reflected, and even the legitimacy of the subjugation of the Chosen Peninsula. Among them, the subjugation of Kumaso and Ebisu, which is analogous to the war against Yi in ancient China, is approximately affected by the idea of Hua-Yi.