Fudoki
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Fudoki is a set of early 8th-century Japanese provincial gazetteers that record local geography, culture, myths, and oral traditions in Old Japanese.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century work
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Japanese provincial gazetteer ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Japanese imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | provincial officials ⓘ |
| compiledInEra | Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
agricultural information
ⓘ
climate descriptions ⓘ local legends ⓘ place-name etymologies ⓘ products and resources of each province ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| covers | provinces of ancient Japan ⓘ |
| describes |
local culture
ⓘ
local geography ⓘ myths ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| documentType |
administrative document
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ |
| field |
Japanese folklore studies
ⓘ
Japanese historical geography ⓘ Japanese historiography ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnographic record
ⓘ
gazetteer ⓘ geographical literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | provincial reports ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | earliest systematic record of Japanese provincial traditions ⓘ |
| includes |
Shinto shrine traditions
ⓘ
local deities (kami) ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | imperial government ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Japonic languages ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Old Japanese ⓘ |
| purpose | record provincial information for the central government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kojiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | classical Chinese with Old Japanese elements ⓘ |
| survivingExample |
Bungo Fudoki (fragmentary)
NERFINISHED
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Harima Fudoki (fragmentary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hitachi Fudoki (fragmentary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hizen Fudoki (fragmentary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Izumo Fudoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 8th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
scholars of Old Japanese language
ⓘ
scholars of Shinto mythology ⓘ scholars of regional history of Japan ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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