Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801) believed that the intersection of time, language, meaning, and culture in the Kojiki had the power ro reveal the voice of archaic Japan.
Book 1 of the commentary outlines the nativist ideology and philological principles underlying the whole endeavor, and is key to u.
Japan\'s self-image was changed forever when Motoori\'s great commentary explicated its myth and song, thereby resurrecting an oral tradition which had been eclipsed by Chinese writing.
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801) believed that the intersection of time, language, meaning, and culture in the Kojiki had the power ro reveal the voice of archaic Japan