The Goddess of Atsuta and Yang Guifei : A Legend in "Genso-kotei-no-koto" and Its Subsequent Transformation

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  • 熱田の楊貴妃伝説 : 曽我物語巻二「玄宗皇帝の事」を端緒として
  • アツタ ノ ヨウキヒ デンセツ ソガモノガタリカン 2 ゲンソウコウテイ ノ コト オ タンショ ト シテ

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In this article I will discuss a Japanese legend about Yang Guifei which was very popular between the medieval and the early modern times. According to the legend, the Goddess of Atsuta was reborn into a woman who was none other than Yang Guifei. As one of the earliest discourses on the extraordinary legend there is a simple description of it in "Genso-kotei-no-koto" in the second volume of Soga-monogatari. In the course of time, however, while it was adapted for a Noh song or it was re-exported to Yang Guifei's country China, the legend began to show a peculiar development and change its content.

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