...something worn by humans to cover the body partially or completely. Wearing clothing is an important cultural element that has separated humans from animals, and, along with food and shelter, is an essential part of human life. The purpose of clothing varies greatly from era to era and region to region, and compared to other elements, clothing is relatively prone to change with social progress and change, making human clothing extremely complex. Let us look at the diversity of clothing from the perspective of its origins, functions, and uses. From [Space]...The peoples of southwestern North America believe that there are several (usually four) worlds underground, and that their ancestors ascended through them one by one to emerge on the surface of the earth. The Huitoto people of Venezuela believe that the universe is made up of five layers, each with a different color. The central layer is the world in which humans live, the uppermost heaven is inhabited by supernatural beings resembling spiders, the underground world is the world of the ancestors, and the lowest layer below is the "dwelling place of the first father."... *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Witoto people" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…人間が身体を部分的あるいは全体的に覆うために着用するもの。衣服の着用は,人間を動物から分かつことになった重要な文化要素で,食・住と並んで,人類の生活に不可欠な部分である。衣服の目的は時代により地域により実に多様であり,また他の要素と比べて,社会の進歩や変化と共に比較的変わりやすい要素であるために,人類の衣生活はきわめて複雑なものになっている。衣服の多様性を,その起源,機能,使い分けなどからみてゆくことにする。… 【宇宙】より…北アメリカ南西部の諸民族は地下に数層(ふつう4層)の世界があり,先祖はそれらを次々に上って地上に出たという。ベネズエラのウィトト族の宇宙は5層からなり,それぞれ色が異なる。中央層が人類の住む世界で,最上天はクモに似た超自然的存在が住み,地下には祖先の世界があり,その下の最下層は〈最初の父の住居〉である。… ※「ウィトト族」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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