"Kamigakari" and "Wazawoki" : Ame-no-Uzume's Dancing in the Myths of Amano-iwato and Tenson-korin

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  • アメノウズメの<神がかり>・<わざをき> : 天岩戸と天孫降臨
  • アメノウズメの〈神がかり〉・〈わざをき〉--天岩戸と天孫降臨
  • アメノウズメ ノ カミ ガカリ ワザ オ キ アマノ イワト ト テンソン コウリン

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Ame-no-Uzume is a goddess of revelry who is known for her sensual but comical dancing that lured the sun goddess Amaterasu out of the cave of Amano-iwato. Her performance in the myth of Amano-iwato is described as a sort of divine possession called "kamigakari," which is caused by her dialogue with Amaterasu. In the myth of Tenson-korin, however, she makes not Amaterasu but a god named Sarutahiko show up with her dancing. In the myth of Amano-iwato her performance is also called "wazawoki," artistic improvisation that emerges from the chaotic ecstasy of "kamigakari."

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