Talk:Jingū of Japan
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I've created a basis for a revision of the Jingo myth - I think the 1911 Britannica Encyclopedia is a little out of date... not to mention that the 1911 article was written during a period of strong colonial historical studies in Japan which were basically used to historically legitimize the colonization of the Korean peninsula.
I've left the 1911 article because well, it was a 1911 article, but it is hardly necessary considering the historical fallacies of the article.
The article mentions that the Empress lived from 169 to 269 AD but ruled over Japan till 270. Can someone please check the data?
- Huh. Yeah, that probably needs looking into. -Litefantastic 14:27, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Moved from article, irrelevant to empress: As regards the English oath, "By Jingo", or "By the living Jingo", the connection to Empress Jingo is doubtful. The identification with the name of Gingulph or Gengulphus, a Burgundian saint who was martyred on 11 May 760, was a joke on the part of R. H. Barham, author of the Ingoldsby Legends. Some explain the word as a corruption of Jainko, the Basque name for God. It may have been derived from the Persian jang (war), St. Jingo being the equivalent of the Roman god of war, Mars. Another suggestion for the phrase has been explained as a corruption or euphemism for an oath in the name of Jesus.
Fg2 04:12, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
