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In Japanese Historians and the National Myths, John Brownlee examines how Japanese historians between 1600 and 1945 interpreted the ancient myths of their origins. Ancient tales tell of Japan's creation in the Age of the Gods, and of Jinmu, a direct descendant of the Sun Goddess and first emperor of the imperial line. These founding myths went unchallenged until Confucian scholars in the Tokugawa period initiated a reassessment of the ancient history of Japan. These myths lay at the core of Japanese identity and provided legitimacy for the imperial state. Focusing on the theme of conflict and accommodation between scholars on one side and government and society on the other, Brownlee follows the historians' reactions to pressure and trends and their eventual understanding of history as a science in the service of the Japanese nation.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments = ⅶ

Note on Usage = ⅸ

Introduction = 3

Part I The Tokugawa Period

1 Hayashi Razan (1583-1657) and Hayashi Gah$$\bar o$$(1618-80) : Founders of Modern Historical Scholarship = 15

2 Dai Nihon Shi [History of Great Japan] = 29

3 Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725) and Yamagata Bant$$\bar o$$(1748-1821) : Pure Rationalism = 42

4 Date Chihiro (1802-77) : Three Stages in the History of Japan = 54

5 The Resistance of the National Scholars = 61

Part 2 The Modern Century

6 European Influences on Meiji Historical Writing = 71

7 The Beginning of Academic History = 81

8 The Kume Kunitake Incident, 1890-2 = 92

9 The Development of Academic History = 107

10 The Southern and Northern Courts Controversy, 1911 = 118

11 Eminent Historians in the 1930s : The Betrayal of scientific History = 131

12 The Commission of Inquiry into Historical Sites Related to Emperor Jinmu, 1940 = 180

13 Tsuda S$$\bar o$$kichi (1873-1961) : An Innocent on the Loose = 186

Epilogue : Historical Scholarship, Education, and Politics in Postwar Japan = 201

Notes = 217

References = 237

Index = 251