Miyake no Omi Kanatari

  • Period: Nara Period
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Miyake no Omi Kanatari

Miyake no Omi Kanatari (神宅臣金太理) was one of the two compilers of the Izumo Fudoki. It is likely he was well versed in Chinese classical literature from the style of Fudoki. He was a local from the Aika District of Izumo Province.1

Footnotes

1. Carlqvist, A. (2010) “The Land Pulling Myth and Some Aspects of Historical Reality”. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 37, No.2, pp.185-222.

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Miyake no Omi Kanatari