悪神祭祀の深層 : 関東地域の「コト八日」儀礼にみる日本人の祓禍観
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This paper aims to clarify the structure and meaning of "Kotoyoka", a Japanese folk religious practice. On the day of this ritual, generally celebrated on February 8 and December 8 in the Kanto region, specific objects, such as "mekago" (a bamboo basket), "tsuchibo-dango" (a rice ball), and "togarashi" (a red pepper), are displayed outside of farmers' houses in order to prevent visits from the evil-doing deities or evil-doers who are sometimes called "Ekibyogami" (the demon of epidemics such as smallpox or cholera), or Hitotsume-kozo (a one-eyed goblin). In general, there are two major hypotheses about "Kotoyoka." The first concerns the agricultural ritual theory based on the "Unitary Japanese Culture" hypothesis suggested by Yanagita Kunio. The other is a closely relation to "mayoke" (expelling evil demons) theory. Here in, we re-examine these traditionally accepted hypotheses. By categorizing the above-mentioned objects, this study analyzes their ceremonial and religious characteristics so as to clarify the symbolic and transpositional functions of the ritual itself : certain of these objects made of plants have a apotropaic power which can drive out the evil forces and those of foods should be offerings to placate them. A series of these considerations show us that in this folk religious practice the evil-doing deities are welcomed and revered on the day of Kotoyoka intended for the prevention of misfortunes and disasters potentially worked by them. (Waseda Journal of Human Sciences, 18 (2) : 79-92, 2005)
- 早稲田大学の論文
- 2005-09-25