Catoptromanteia - Catoptromanteia

Japanese: カトプトロマンテイア - かとぷとろまんていあ
Catoptromanteia - Catoptromanteia

...In other words, mirrors had magical and sorcerous meanings. As the Greek word katoptromantheia (mirror magic) suggests, it has existed since ancient Greece. And as Frazer's The Golden Bough collects many examples, there are many examples of mirror magic not only among primitive peoples but also in civilized societies, and there are countless superstitions caused by the fear of mirrors.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Katoptromanteia" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…つまり鏡は魔術的・呪術的意味をもったのである。カトプトロマンテイア(鏡面魔術)というギリシア語が暗示するとおり,それはギリシアの昔からあった。そしてフレーザーの《金枝篇》がたくさんの実例を集めているように,未開民族だけでなく文明社会にあっても,鏡面魔術の実例は多く,鏡を恐れるがゆえの迷信は数知れない。…

※「カトプトロマンテイア」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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