Shamanism of Izumo: A Note on the Episode of Prince Homuchiwake's Visit to Izumo in <i>Koji-ki</i>

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  • 古事記における「出雲」とシャーマニズム
  • 古事記における「出雲」とシャーマニズム : ホムチワケの出雲訪問の考察を通して
  • コジキ ニ オケル 「 イズモ 」 ト シャーマニズム : ホムチワケ ノ イズモ ホウモン ノ コウサツ オ トオシテ
  • —— ホムチワケの出雲訪問の考察を通して ——

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<p>In Koji-ki, Prince Homuchiwake is born dumb under the curse of the God of Izumo. When the prince is sent to Izumo to break the spell, there a man named Kihisatsumi treats him to a great banquet that miraculously cures his dumbness. Of course the banquet is a metaphor for a religious ceremony, but it is more shamanistic than those administered by the imperial government in Yamato. Instead of a mere provincial area far away from the capital, Izumo is thus represented as a spiritual space quite different from the official one, a gateway to the other world.</p>

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