Basic Terms of Shinto 神道基本用語集

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Title
Man'yôshû
万葉集
Text Collection of a Myriad Leaves. The oldest anthology of Japanese verse, compiled in the eighth century. Contains 4500 poems written from the fifth to the eighth centuries by persons of various ranks, from emperors to peasants. Noted for its straightforward expression of sentiment. Also provides valuable information about ancient religious beliefs, customs, mores, and thought.