神话是民族精神的原点，《古事记》与《日本书纪》记载的“出云神话”是日本的民族宗教神道之重要组成部分。本文根据宗教学理论与实地考察，从出云神话的起源、出云大社、出云大社教、祭祀、神乐与文学等角度，考索出云神话特质。改恶从善的素戋呜尊是日本神“善恶兼具”这一矛盾现象的典型，大国主命作为保佑庶民幸福的福德神，一直受到庶民崇敬。明治维新后，“国家神道”恶用神话，令神话服务侵略战争，出云神话汇入浊流。二战后，据《神道指令》，出云神话恢复其强化民族凝聚力的民间宗教本来面目，重新飘荡朴素的民俗诗情。
Myth is the origin of national spirit，and the “Izumo Myth” recorded in the Kojiki and Nihonshoki is an important part of Shinto，the national religion of Japan. Based on religious theories and the author’s field research，this paper examines the characteristics of the Izumo Myth from the perspectives of the origin of the Izumo Myth，Izumo Taisha，Izumo Taishaism，rituals，kagura，and literature. The Japanese god，Susanoo no Mikoto，is a typical example of the paradoxical phenomenon of “both good and evil”，and Daikoku’s main life has been revered by the people as a god of good fortune that blesses the people with happiness. After the Meiji Restoration，the “national Shinto religion” made bad use of the myths and made the myths serve the war of aggression，and the Izumo myths became a muddy stream. After World War II，according to the Shinto Directive，Izumo mythology recovered its original character as a folk religion that strengthens national cohesion，and the simple folk poetic feeling of Izumo resurfaced.
