Amanonuhoko

Japanese: 天沼矛 - あまのぬほこ
Amanonuhoko

…The mystical power of the staff may also be entrusted to a rod-shaped spear, pike, or sword that stands upright in the ground. The symbolism of the Amanonuhoko in the Kojiki, the East African spear, and the Eurasian sacred sword is based on the same ideological foundation as the symbolism of the staff. Scepter [Yoshio Onuki]. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Amenonumahoko" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…杖の神秘力は,大地に直立する棒状の槍,矛,剣に託される場合もある。《古事記》における天沼矛(あまのぬほこ),東アフリカの槍,ユーラシアの神剣などの象徴性は,杖の象徴性と同一の思想的基盤に立つものである。笏【大貫 良夫】。…

※「天沼矛」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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