App - App

Japanese: アプ - あぷ
App - App

... Chicha is also indispensable for labor and rituals. Although many Quechua are now Catholics, indigenous beliefs such as the Earth Mother Pachamama and mountain spirits called Apu are still deeply rooted. Catholicism and indigenous beliefs are often fused together, such as when the Virgin Mary and the Earth Mother are identified.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Apu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…労働や儀礼にはチチャも不可欠である。ケチュアの多くは現在カトリック教徒であるが,地母神パチャママや,アプなどと呼ばれる山の精霊等に対する土着信仰も根強い。カトリックと土着信仰は,聖母マリアと地母神が同一視されるなど,しばしば融合した形態をとる。…

※「アプ」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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