The Study of Ethics Expressed in the Language and the Folkways in Ancient Japan

本研究以日本神话初期的文献和民间习俗为基础，通过考察“言”（基本概念）与“礼”（仪式和遗骨）之间的关系，旨在系统地重建古代日本人的伦理。本文从以下四个不同的方面进行了研究：1。我们通过阅读神话、佛教故事和天台派文献等文献，调查了接受包括佛教在内的外来文化对传统信仰的影响。这一结果在佐藤雅英（Masahide Sato）撰写的几篇论文和论文以及Kanno和Yorizumi在研究项目报告2中的论文中都有报道。我们通过解读一组名为“Otogi-Zoushi”的故事，研究了日本神话的结构。结果以汇编的形式出版：“otogi - zoushi -故事，思想和图片”。对于古代的民俗和事物，我们收集整理了很多关于神龛、遗骸、仪式等方面的资料。3 .横田在《报告》的论文中介绍了部分关于礼乐中的“诗”的研究结果。我们对江户时代的神话研究进行了回顾和考察，主要关注的是森永的思想。特别是，我们调查了古代民俗在日本思想中的意义，研究了Norinaga对日语语音和语法的研究。这一结果发表在一本名为《本森Norinaga-kotoba（言语）和miyabi（优雅）》的书中。

This study is based on documents and folkways at the dawn of the Japanese myths, and aims at the systematic reconstruction of ethics of the ancient Japanese people by examining the relationship between "kotoba (speech)" (the fundamental concept) and "mono" (such as rites and remains).The study was made from the four different aspects as follows :1. We made investigation as to what kind of influence the acceptance of foreign cultures including Buddhism exercised upon the traditional beliefs, by reading the literature such as myths, Buddhist tales and the documents of the Tendai sect. The result was reported in several papers and theses written by Masahide Sato, as well as in the papers by Kanno and Yorizumi in Research Project Report.2. We studied the structure of the Japanese myths, by deciphering a group of stories entitled "Otogi-Zoushi." The result was published in the form of a compilation : "Otogi-Zoushi-story, thought and picture."3. As for the ancient folkways and things, we collected and arranged many materials on shrines, remains, rites and so on. A part of the result of the study adout uta (ode or verse) in rites was presented in the paper by Yokota in the Report.4. We reviewed and examined the study of myth made in the Edo period, focusing on mainly the thought of Motoori Norinaga. In particular, we investigated the significance of the ancient folkways throughout Japanese thought, researching Norinaga's study of the sound and grammar of the Japanese languag. The result was expressed in a book entitled "Motoori Norinaga-kotoba (speech) and miyabi (gracefulness)"