Rice Spirit - Inadama

Japanese: 稲霊 - いなだま
Rice Spirit - Inadama

…The idea of ​​grain spirits and the rituals and practices based on it are widespread among peoples who make their living from grain cultivation, whether they are primitive or civilized, to varying degrees, but the most typical are found in rice-growing regions. Many of them are based on the idea that the spirit or soul of rice (rice spirit or rice soul) repeats the process of birth (germination), growth, maturity, death (withering) and rebirth just like humans. In Thailand, it is believed that rice is inhabited by the grain mother, who has a khwan (soul) just like humans. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…穀霊観念とこれに基づく儀礼・慣行は,程度の差はあれ,未開,文明を問わず,穀物栽培を生業とする諸民族に広く分布するが,典型的なものは稲作地帯に見られる。多くはイネの精霊・霊魂(稲霊・稲魂(いなだま))が,人間と同様に誕生(発芽),成長,成熟,死(枯死),再生の過程を繰り返すとの観念に基づいている。 タイでは,イネには穀母が宿っていて,それは人間と同様に〈クワンkhwan〉(魂)をもつと信じられている。…

※「稲霊」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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