@article{oai:nichibun.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000235,
 author = {CARLQVUST, Anders},
 journal = {Nichibunken Japan review : journal of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {From the first half of the eighth century, only five texts that describe a region (fudoki) survive. Just one of these books remains intact. It provides an account of the topography of Izumo province, and it also includes regional myths and other stories. Izumo fudoki mentions as many as two hundred plants and animals that inhabit the land and waters of the province. This article tries to throw new light on the reasons the compilers of Izumo fudoki devoted so much attention to issues of flora and fauna. In this study plants and animals that appear in Izumo fudoki are grouped into “kinds” and “contexts,” and then several contemporary sources (for example, Engishiki, wooden tags with labels [mokkan], and Man’yōshuū) are examined. The comparison of sources reveals several patterns. Finally an attempt is made to interpret the patterns and to address objections that might be raised to the interpretation.},
 pages = {77--105},
 title = {A Natural Treasury : Plants and Animals in Izumo fudoki},
 volume = {19},
 year = {2007}
}