… According to Kabbalistic mysticism, the Western alphabet is said to have been carved into stone by spirits, one letter at a time, from the Sephiroth (written works) by the Creator Elohim, and the entire universe is supported by the secret combination of these letters. Behind the alphabet songs that are widely found in Western nursery rhymes, such as the British Mother Goose song, one can hear echoes of this belief in the power of words. The Japanese Iroha song, which begins with "The colors are fragrant...", can also be said to be a kind of alphabet song unrivaled in the world. … *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Alphabet Song" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…西洋のアルファベットは,カバラ的神秘主義によれば,創造主エロヒムの手になるセフィロト(書かれたもの)から精霊が1文字ずつ切り取って石に造形したものとされ,全宇宙はこれらの文字のひそかな組合せによって支えられているとされる。イギリスの〈マザーグース〉をはじめ,西洋の童謡に広く見られる〈アルファベット歌〉の背後にも,そうした〈言霊信仰〉の余韻を聞くことができよう。日本の〈色は匂へど……〉に始まる〈いろは歌〉も世界に冠絶する一種の〈アルファベット歌〉といえる。… ※「アルファベット歌」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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