please focus on the nature/ content of the two Japanese imperial myth-histories (NIHONGI and KOJIKI): the context of their writing ( early 8th Century); and their political function( for imperial line). Also, discuss the revealing about gender issues; the political influence that women still had then (emperors & court shamans, if the were not sovereigns themselves); the fact that goddesses remained prominent in the imperial pantheon and what this might mean then and now.
the reference list.
K. Nakamura. (2013), Goddess Politics: Analytical Psychology and Japanese Myth. Psychotheraphy and Politics International. Osaka, Japan: Otemon Gakuin University. 11(3), (234-250)
R.Borgen & M. Ury. (1990), Readable Japanese Mythology: Selection from Nihon shoki and Kojiki. The Journal of the Association for Teachers of Japanese. America: American Assoication of Teachers of Japanese, 22(1). (61-97)
Tsunoda et al. (1958), Sources of Japanese Tradition, I. New York, America: Columbia University Press. (1-101)
W. G. Aston. (1972), NIHONGI, Chronicles of Japan for the Earliest Times to A.D 697. Boston, America: Columbia University Press. (1-64)
I. Jun’ichi & S. E. Thal. (2000), Reappropriating the Japanese Myths: Motoori Norinaga and the Creation Myths of the Kojiki and Nihon shoki. Japanese Journal of Religion Studies. Japan: Nanzan University. 27(1/2). (15-39)
C. Baker (1975), The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan. London, England: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. (104-125)
C. Meyer. (1975), Source materials in Asian history: Japan. Q. Milton, Jacaranda (1-54)
p.s if you can get access to these resources i will upload them.