İLAHİ İMPARATORLUKTAN SEMBOLİK JAPON İMPARATORUNA GEÇİŞE BİR DİRENİŞ: JIMMU TENNŌ JITSUZAI RON

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, II. Dünya Savaşı sonrası Japon imparatorluk geleneğinin mitolojik olarak yeniden kurgulanmasına bir tepki örneği olarak Fusao Hayashi’nin Jimmu Tennō Jitsuzai Ron (1961) adlı eseri incelenmektedir. Eserin tematik yapısı, söylem örüntüleri ve ideolojik vurguları nitel içerik analiziyle değerlendirilmiştir. Eser, gelenekçi argümanlarla Japonya’nın ilk İmparatoru Jimmu’nun varlığına dair kanıtlar sunar. İşgal döneminde SCAP, Japonya’da devlet tarafından resmi olarak belirlenen devlet Şintoizmi’ni kaldırma kararı almıştır. Devlet söyleminde imparatorluk soyu ve onun ilahi kökenleri ile ilgili aşırı milliyetçi iddiaların varlığı gibi çeşitli faktörler, SCAP'ı bu ideolojik aygıtı ortadan kaldırmaya ve din özgürlüğü ilkesini uygulamaya yöneltmiştir. SCAP ilk İmparator Jimmu’ya doğrudan atıfta bulunmasa da bu muhtıra ilk imparatorun varlığının mitsel anlatı olduğuna dair Japonya’da tartışmalara da yol açmıştır. Dolayısıyla Jimmu Tennō Jitsuzai Ron, yalnızca Japon imparatorluk kurumunun tarihsel dayanaklarına dair kanıtlar sunan bir inceleme değil, aynı zamanda imparatorluk geleneğinin devamlılığını savunan ideolojik bir araç işlevi görmektedir.

Keywords

• Fusao Hayashi
• Japonya’da imparatorluk geleneği
• İmparator Jimmu
• Jimmu Tennō Jitsuzai Ron
• Tenkō

A RESISTANCE TO THE TRANSITION FROM THE DIVINE EMPIRE TO THE SYMBOLIC JAPANESE EMPEROR: JIMMU TENNŌ JITSUZAI RON

Abstract

This study examines Fusao Hayashi’s Jimmu Tennō Jitsuzai Ron (1961) as an example of a reaction to the mythological reconstruction of the Japanese Imperial tradition in the post–World War II period. The thematic structure, discourse patterns, and ideological emphases of the work are evaluated through qualitative content analysis. The book presents evidence for the existence of Japan’s first Emperor Jimmu using traditionalist arguments. During the occupation period, SCAP decided to abolish State Shinto, which had been officially sanctioned by the government in Japan. Several factors—such as the presence of ultra-nationalist claims within the state discourse concerning the imperial lineage and its divine origins—motivated SCAP to dismantle this ideological apparatus and to enforce the principle of religious freedom. Although SCAP did not directly refer to Emperor Jimmu, this memorandum also sparked debates in Japan about the mythical nature of the first emperor’s existence. Therefore, Jimmu Tennō Jitsuzai Ron functions not only as a study providing evidence for the historical foundations of the Japanese imperial institution but also as an ideological tool advocating the continuity of the imperial tradition.

Keywords

• Fusao Hayashi
• Imperial tradition in Japan
• Emperor Jimmu
• Jimmu Tenno Jitsuzai Ron
• Tenkō

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