Nihongi, Vol. 1: Chronicles of Japan From the Earliest Times to A. D. 697 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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But enough has been said of the defects of the The above strictures apply almost exclusively to the earlier half of the work, and they must not be allowed to blind us to the fact that it after all presents a very full and varied picture of the civilization, manners and customs. And political, moral, and religious ideas of the ancient Japanese. Even the large untrue element which it contains is not without its value. Bad history may be good mythology or folk-lore, and state ments the most wildly at variance with fact often throw a useful light on the beliefs or institutions of the age when they became current.

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