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Contents 1 Japanese/French Link 2 Highly defensive and POV 3 Contradictory? 4 Major History Issues 5 too many errors

[edit] Japanese/French Link

I removed a link that goes to a Japanese/French site with no apparent connection to the Kojiki. Please explain the significance of the link before putting it back. Is it information on the Kojiki in Japanese and French? If so, is it of relevance to an English-language article? I also can't help but notice that the user who added the link picked a username that resembles the name of the site. Is it a site you have some personal/professional interest in? --Do Not Talk About Feitclub (contributions) 01:25, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Highly defensive and POV

As it stands now, this article is highly defensive and POV in its presentation. It is not up to general anthropological or mythographic standards. 68.58.119.197 15:14, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Could User 68.58.119.197 elaborate on this claim, please. Bathrobe 03:28, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Contradictory?

I'm confused that, under Misconceptions, "the Kojiki itself is ... not the History of Japan itself" but under Creation (why is this section called Creation, anyway?) three parts of the text are listed. It looks like two of the three are about the emperors of Japan. I am confused. Isn't that a history of Japan?

On a more general note: I am new to this topic and I am confused by the Misconceptions section. Could it be clarified? What, exactly, is the misconception and what is the factual reality? 71.196.157.200 03:12, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Major History Issues

The history section has some *major* issues. Besides the obvious errors in chronology ("The Kojiki was presented by Ō no Yasumaro to Emperor Temmu in CE 680"; ...which had been memorized by Hieda no Are in 712."), the "kujiki" was not the only source. I do recommend someone grabs Philippi's annotated Kojiki. He's got a great rundown of the history in the front. Nagaeyari 00:41, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] too many errors

The article about the Kojiki should be removed and written completely new. There are too many errors in detail and there is absolutely no sense in the the article as whole. Sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.32.112.150 (talk) 15:47, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

I agree. After reading the article, you come away shaking your head in wonderment -- wondering what it was all about. The article needs to be rewritten so that people can understand (1) what the Kojiki is and (2) what problems/controversies surround it. This article fails to do that.

Bathrobe (talk) 07:28, 19 January 2008 (UTC)