| Various aspects of the Emperor's divinity had been discussed from ancient times but, influenced by the pre-Meiji Sonno Joi and anti-Shogunate movements and based on descriptions in the "Kojiki" and "Nihonshoki," the Emperor began to be described as 'Arahitogami.' |
古来より天皇の神格性は多岐に渡って主張されるところであったが、明治維新以前の尊皇攘夷・倒幕運動と相まって、古事記・日本書紀等の記述を根拠とする天皇の神格性は、現人神（あらひとがみ）として言説化された。 |