...The idea that death does not simply mean the disappearance of the body, but activates the unique functions of the spirit that has separated from the body, has long persisted. Finally, the cult of bones can be cited as a feature that characterizes the Japanese concept of death. In Europe, the cult of the bones of saints (holy relics) can also be found, but in Japan, the custom of interring bones spread among a wide range of classes from the 11th and 12th centuries onwards, and it came to have a profound impact on subsequent burial systems and funeral rites. *Some of the terminology that refers to "remains worship" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…死は単なる肉体の消滅を意味するのではなく,肉体から離れた霊の独自の働きを活性化するのだ,という観念が長いあいだ生き続けてきたのである。 最後に日本人における死の観念を特徴づけるものとして,遺骨崇拝をあげることができる。ヨーロッパにも聖人の遺骨に対する崇拝(聖遺物)がみられるが,日本では11~12世紀以降になって納骨慣習が広い階層のあいだに浸透し,その後の墓制や死者儀礼に甚大な影響を与えることになった。… ※「遺骨崇拝」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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