...In addition, not only in Japan, but in many societies, new amulets are constantly becoming popular. In parts of West Africa, where beliefs in sorcery and witchcraft are prevalent, people keep amulets made from tree branches in their homes to counter these beliefs, but new amulets that are said to have been brought from other regions or to be manifestations of previously unknown gods are becoming popular one after another and are becoming commercial. For example, amulets that are said to have been brought from Côte d'Ivoire are popular in Ghana, while new amulets that are said to have been brought from Ghana are appearing in Côte d'Ivoire. From [Magic] …Philosophy develops logic, but magic makes full use of symbols. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "witchcraft" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…また,日本に限らず,護符が次々と新しく流行する社会も少なくない。邪術sorcery・妖術witchcraft信仰の盛んな西アフリカの諸地方では,これらに対抗する木の枝などで作られた護符を家に置くが,他の地域から伝来したとか,今まで知られていなかった神の顕現と称される新しい護符が次々に流行して商業的なものとなっている。たとえば,ガーナではコートジボアールから伝えられたと称する護符がはやる一方で,コートジボアールでガーナから持ってきたといわれる新しい護符が登場する。… 【魔術】より…哲学は論理を展開するが,魔術は象徴を駆使するのである。【大沼 忠弘】 ※「witchcraft」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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