...This is thought to be a remnant of the magical theater in which people held banquets before going out to battle and performed scenes of fighting and winning against the enemy to celebrate the end. In Bihoro, Kitami, there is a vigorous dance called "Ara-Hookun" in which two women face each other and dance until one of them falls, and it is also said to be "U-Sampe-Wante (Competition of Hearts)". This dance also originally appeared in Yukar under the name "U-Sampe-Tusmak (Competition of Hearts)" and was an imitation of a duel in which each person tries to tear the other's chest apart. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Arafukun" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…これは出陣する前に酒宴をひらいて敵と戦い勝つさまをあらかじめ演じてさい先を祝った呪術的演劇のなごりだったと思われる。北見の美幌に2人の女が相対してどちらかが倒れるまで踊りぬく〈アラフックン〉と称する激しい踊りがあり,べつに〈ウサンペワンテ(心臓くらべ)〉だともいわれている。これなども本来はユーカラの中で〈ウサンペトゥシマクu‐sampe‐tusmak(心臓くらべ)〉という名で出てくるもので,互いに相手の胸を裂きあう決闘のまねだったのである。… ※「アラフックン」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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