Abe family - Abeke

Japanese: 安倍家 - あべけ

...The term refers to techniques that use special divination methods to determine the fortunes of nations, societies, and individuals by observing the movements and directions of the sun, moon, and stars, and to obtain guidance for all thoughts and actions, as well as related ideas and theories. It developed in ancient China during the Xia and Shang dynasties, and was perfected during the Zhou dynasty. It is known as the I Ching, and its representative classic is the Zhou Yi. The central idea and theory is the theory of the five elements of yin and yang, which considers the sun, moon, wood, fire, earth, metal, and water to be the main elements of the creation of all things, and this is linked to the theory of the ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches, and from these complex combinations, astrological values are given to the year, month, day, hour, and direction, and with the addition of astronomy and calendar systems, primitive scientific knowledge was established....

From Kyoto

...A wide range of specialized skills, including one of the instruments (stringed instruments were often played by court nobles), various percussion instruments, and dancing, have been passed down from father to son. Kagura of the Ta family, sho of the Toyohara (Toyo) family, flute of the Ooga (Yamai) family, and hichiriki of the Abe family are famous family arts. Also, since before the Middle Ages, it was customary for musicians from Kyoto to take charge of the right dance and musicians from Nara to take charge of the left dance at large court events. ...

From [Calendar]

…He died in 977 (Teigen 2), and at that time he passed on the family teachings of astronomy to his disciple Abe no Seimei and calendar teachings to his son Mitsuyoshi. From then on, astronomy was in the hands of the Abe family for generations, and later they came to be called Tsuchimikado and controlled onmyoji (exorcists) throughout the country. The Kamo family later took the name Kotokui and were involved in calendar making until the end of the Edo period. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Abe family" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日月星辰の運行や方位をみ，特殊な占法を用いて国家･社会や個人の吉凶禍福を判じ，あらゆる思考や行動上にその指針を得ようとする諸技術をさし，これに関連する思想･理論も含まれる。中国古代，夏･殷(商)王朝のころに発達し，周王朝の時代に完成した。いわゆる易と称するもので，その代表的な典籍が《周易》である。その思想･理論の中心となるのは陰陽（いんよう）五行説で，日月と木火土金水を万物生成の主要素とし，これに十干十二支の説が結びつき，それらの複雑な組合せから歳月日時方位に占星的価値がつけられ，天文･暦法が加わってここに原始的科学知識が成立した。…

【京都方】より

…弦楽器は堂上貴族が担当することが多かった)のいずれか一種ずつ，打楽器各種，舞などの多岐にわたる専門的技量を父子相伝により伝えてきた。多家の神楽，豊原(豊)家の笙（しよう），大神（おおが）(山井)家の笛，安倍家の篳篥（ひちりき）は家の芸として有名である。また中世以前より大規模な宮廷行事においては京都の楽人に右舞（うまい）を担当させ，奈良の楽人を召して左舞（さまい）を受けもたせる習慣があった。…

【暦】より

…977年(貞元2)没したが，その際家学のうち天文道を弟子の安倍晴明に，暦道を子の光栄（みつよし）に伝えた。以後，天文道は安倍家が代々つかさどることになり，のちには土御門（つちみかど）とも称し，全国の陰陽師（おんみようじ）を支配するようになった。賀茂家はのちには幸徳井と名のり江戸時代の終りまで作暦に携わっていた。…

※「安倍家」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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