Research on the Kanayamasama beliefs on the islands of Hachijojima and Aogashima

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  • 八丈島・青ヶ島におけるカナヤマサマ信仰 : 呪詛・ミコ・病い
  • ハチジョウジマ アオガシマ ニオケル カナヤマサマ シンコウ ジュソ ミコ ヤマイ

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This paper reports on aspects of the healing deity Kanayamasama based on investigations on the islands of Hachijojima and Aogashima. Results are as follows: 1) Kanayamasama is a deity that possesses an ambivalent nature with the power to curse and lift curses. 2) Fujou caused by a curse is thought to cause illness on both islands. Because Kanayamasama possesses power to lift Fujou, she is revered as a healing deity. 3) On both islands, shrine maidens play a large role in determining the character of Kanayamasama. In light of these findings, this study noted to need to understand health in terms of folk customs on　both islands when discussing actual issues in the areas of medicine and welfare.

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