Comprehensive Study of Multi-faceted Aspects of Documents Related to Shinto Shrines : based upon the analysis of extant documents handed down by old shrines

在2000-2002年度的研究期间，我们的小组对出云大神社、严岛神社和祇园八坂神社的相关文献进行了研究。以前对这三个神社进行的研究进行了整理，并为每个神社的文件编制了索引。为了确认各自的历史，还编制了每个神社的Choronological表。在这一基础工作之后，我们进行了联合研究，得出了以下结论：我们确认了大多数古代神社的起源是未知的。以出云大神社为例，虽然由于《古事记》和《日本书记》中的神话传说，人们普遍认为该神社存在，但能够确认该神社存在的最早的历史文献是765年的《新圣十字府书》。虽然一方面有许多历史方面是未知的，但另一方面，各种类型的神话和传说往往会加强这一点。 ...更多信息 保留对神社的看法。从这个意义上说，这也证实了未来对神社起源的多学科研究的特别重要性。从日本神社的历史来看，除了保存完好的神社外，在14世纪（南北朝时期）和16世纪（战国时期），许多神社都衰落或被拆除，并在17世纪复兴。对这一历史进程的详细研究是重要的。与此同时，没有经历大规模衰落的神社收藏的文献也具有很高的历史价值，严岛神社的文献就是一个例子。虽然人们很容易将象征性的意义赋予神社周围的树林和灌木丛，但可以肯定的是，随着时间的推移，神社周围的植物群发生了变化。同样重要的是要认识到，即使是看起来很老的树，实际上也相对年轻。例如，从近代早期的文献和图片中可以看到被松树林环绕的祇园八坂神社。但如今，这些树大多已消失，取而代之的是其他树种，其中万年青阔叶樟树是主要品种。总之，我们的研究证实了对神社等建筑进行历史和科学研究的重要性，因为很容易将特殊的文化意义归因于这些建筑。少

During the fiscal 2000-2002 research period, our group conducted a study of documents related to Izumo Grand Shrine, Itsukushima Shrine, and Gion Yasaka Shrine. Previous research undertaken on the three shrines was collated and the documents for each of these shrines were indexed. Choronological tables for each shrine were also compiled for the purpose of confirming their respective histories. This basic work was followed by joint research, which yielded the following findings.We confirmed that the origins of most ancient shrines are unknown. Even in the case of Izumo Grand Shrine, for example, despite the widespread perception of the existence of the shrine owing to the myths contained in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the earliest historical document from which we can confirm the shrine's existence is the Shinshokakuchokufusho of 765. While on the one hand there are many historical aspects that are unknown, on the other hand various types of myths and legends have tended to reinforce ce … More rtain perceptions about shrines. In this sense as well, this confirms the particular importance that multidisciplinary research into the origins of shrines will have in the future. An examination of the history of shrines in Japan shows that with the exception of shrines that managed to maintain advantageous conditions, many shrines fell into decline or were removed during the 14th Century (period of the Southern and Northern Courts) and the 16th Century (period of Warring States), to be revived later during the 17th Century. A detailed inquiry into this historical process is important. At the same time, documents in the collections of shrines that did not experience significant decline are of great historical value, with the documents of Itsukushima Shrine one example of how extremely valuable these documents are. Although it is easy to attach symbolic significance to the woods and thickets in the shrines precincts, it is certain that flora surrounding shrines changed over time. It is also important to realize that even trees that appear old are, in fact, relatively young. For instance, documents and pictures dating from the Early Modern period portray the Gion Yasaka Shrine surrounded by a forest of pine trees. Today, however, most of these trees have gone and have been replaced by other trees, with the evergreen and broadleaf camphor tree being the main variety. In conclusion, our study corroborated the importance of conducting historical and scientific research into structures such as shrines, to which it is easy to attribute special cultural significance. Less