英文摘要 |
Although "kokugaku" (nativism) and "kangaku" (Chinese studies) seemed to stand on opposite poles, they had a much more complicated relationship. While many Tokugawa Confucians engaged themselves in the study of ancient Japanese classics, historical records, and religion, "kokugaku" scholars also read Chinese texts as well as Confucian classics, using them either as useful references or negative examples. The "Yijing" (Book of Changes) was a text of particular interest to "kokugaku" scholars. Using the "kokugaku" thinker Hirata Atsutane (1776-1843) and his school as main references, this study examines how "kokugaku" scholars transformed the "Yijing" from a Chinese Confucian classic into a Japanese Shinto text. Through an investigation of the uses and appropriation of the "Yijing" among "kokugaku" scholars, this study aims to analyze the nature of "kokugaku", the relationship between Confucianism and "kokugaku", and the localization of Chinese learning in the Tokugawa period. It also deepens our understanding of the nature of "kokugaku" and "Yijing" studies in late Tokugawa Japan. |