"The Shape of Love" - ​​Ai no Katachi

Japanese: 《‘愛’のかたち》 - あいのかたち
"The Shape of Love" - ​​Ai no Katachi

…Originally meaning “stool science,” the word has come to mean “interest in excrement” or “story about excrement.” Its origin is the Greek word skatos (feces). Incidentally, the substance that gives excrement its odor is called scatole. The word scatology first came into use in the late 19th century, but interest in excrement has existed for a long time. Examples can be found in myths and legends. For example, the Kojiki mentions gods born from Izanami-no-Mikoto’s feces and urine (Haniyasubi-no-Kami and Haniyasubi-me-no-Kami from feces, and Mitsuhanome-no-Kami from urine). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "The Shape of Love" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…本来は〈糞便学〉を意味したが,転じて今日では〈糞尿趣味〉〈糞尿譚〉を意味する語。ギリシア語のskatos(糞便の)を語源とする。ちなみに糞便の臭気のもとである物質はスカトールscatoleという。スカトロジーという言葉が用いられるようになったのは19世紀後半であるが,糞尿への関心は古くから存在していた。神話や伝承にその例が見られ,たとえば《古事記》には,伊弉冉尊(いざなみのみこと)の大便や小便から生まれた神(大便からは波邇夜須毘古神(はにやすびこのかみ)と波邇夜須毘売神(はにやすびめのかみ),小便からは弥都波能売神(みつはのめのかみ))が出てくる。…

※「《‘愛’のかたち》」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。

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