Uchigami - Uchigami

Japanese: ウチガミ - うちがみ
Uchigami - Uchigami

…In the modern Meiji government, instead of the Edo Shogunate's temple registration system of religious control, the idea of ​​the village guardian deity being the ujigami was systematically established as a way to strengthen the centralized administration and educate the people through ujigami rituals. However, the custom of calling the same clan deity ujigami or uchigami remains strong, especially in the Chubu and Tohoku regions, and today it is called ikke ujigami or maki ujigami. Ujiko ujigami [Minoru Sonoda]. …

From 【House God】

...This refers to a god that is worshiped in a small shrine or in an old tree or stone as a substitute in a corner of a house, or in a small plot connected to it.
[Japan]
The term "Yashikigami" is an academic term, and in reality, depending on the region, it is called Ujigami, Uchigami, Chijin (earth god), Koujin, Iwaijin (celebratory god), and various other names, such as Inari and Kumano, depending on the deity worshipped. The variety of names for Yashikigami indicates the advancement of kanjo-gami, and is presumably indicative of the activities of those who transmit the faith, such as ascetics and shrine maidens.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Uchigami" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…近代の明治政府は江戸幕府の寺請制度による宗教統制に代えて氏神祭祀による一元的な末端行政の補強と国民教化を企てたため,村落鎮守を氏神とする観念が制度的にも徹底した。しかし同族神を氏神またはウチガミと呼ぶ習俗は依然として強く,とくに中部から東北地方にかけて根強く残存しており,現在ではこれをイッケ氏神とかマキ氏神と呼びならわしている。氏子産土神【薗田 稔】。…

【屋敷神】より

…屋敷すなわち宅地内の一隅やこれに接続した小区画に,小祠を構えあるいは古木や石などを依代(よりしろ)にするなどしてまつられている神をいう。
[日本]
 屋敷神という呼称は学術用語で,実際には地方ごとにウジガミ,ウチガミ,チジン(地神),荒神(こうじん),イワイジン(祝神)などの呼称があり,さらにまたまつられている神に即して稲荷,熊野など雑多な神名で呼ばれている。屋敷神呼称の雑多性は,勧請神進出の事実を示すとともに,修験や巫女(みこ)など信仰伝達者の活躍を物語るものと推定される。…

※「ウチガミ」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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