Talk:Cheonggu
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Possible reassessment of the validity of this article
[edit]The sources used within this article chronolgically and geographically conflict with the main opinion represented with in the article.
Using the Sino Korean transliteration of Qingqiu, where it was originally a Mythical Chinese toponym. therefore favouring one interpretation over others. especially ones that provide sources closer in date chronologically.
Using the Samguk sagi, A historical record that dates to the 12th century to cross reference Classic of Mountains and Seas a bestiary that dates back to from the Warring States Period to the Han dynasty Centuries Prior.
Conflating the concept of “Junzi” (君子)a confucian term that inside the source provided (a Taiwanese Middle school text book resource page) that states the word was used as a sorbiquet for the Kingdom of Silla during the 7-9th centuries (with the term 君子国 dating back to the Huainanzi originally a simillarly mythical location) to a toponym in a semi-mythical bestiary that dates back to at the lastest the 2nd century AD.
Insisting that fox spirit worship is native to Korea through a text that dates back to the Tang Dynasty (Taiping guangji) despite the Classic of Mountains and Seas dating back to the 2nd century commentating on multiple occasions on the indigenous nature of fox worship in China. while most accounts of simillar stories appear in the Samguk sagi dating to the 12th century.
Further Connecting this hypothesis to the formation of Inari Ōkami, through a source from a non academic website that mentions one line despite multiple theories and papers being publishes by Japanese academia about the subject. Because it is able to fit with the personal hypothesis.
Strong suspicion of tampering with historical sources to create a deliberate narrative, see Investigation into original author of Article