10.17192/mjr.2016.18.3524 Pye, Michael Michael Pye The Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters Marburg Journal of Religion : Vol 18 No 1 (2016) Philipps-Universität Marburg 2016 Translation Kojiki Übersetzung Japan Institute for Comparative Cultural Research - Study of Religions and Anthropology 2017-11-06 2016-06-02 en JournalArticle https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2016/158/3524 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-2016-158-35241 https://doi.org/10.17192/mjr.2016.18.1 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2016/158/3524/3524.png 1612-2941 application/pdf https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 It was an excellent idea to attempt a more accessible translation of the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest published chronicle, especially as this has enjoyed a revival of interest among the Japanese public in recent years. What for many years has been the standard English translation, and in many respects still is, was that by Donald Philippi (University of Tokyo Press 1968), which was indeed somewhat formidable. Gustav Heldt has taken quite different policy decisions over his translation, and these are what will be considered in this brief review. Any questions of fundamental accuracy will have to be left to other reviewers with competence in ancient Japanese. 1612-2941 Marburg Journal of Religion Vol 18 No 1 (2016)