Wife - Wife

Japanese: カミサン - かみさん
Wife - Wife


[Japanese Shamanism]
Japanese shamanism has been centered on female shamans, as represented by Himiko, queen of Yamataikoku in the mid-3rd century, throughout history and into the present. The majority of people in the Tohoku region, such as itako, gomisō, kamisan, onakama, and waka, as well as local practitioners such as ascetics, prayer masters, and oracles, and the yuta, kamuukakariya, and monoshiri of the Nansei Islands, are considered to have shamanic characteristics and roles. Most are women, and the religious form centered on them (shamanism) forms a major part of Japan's foundational religion or indigenous beliefs.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[日本のシャマニズム]
 日本のシャマニズムは,3世紀半ばころの邪馬台国の女王卑弥呼に代表される女性シャーマンを主体とする流れが,歴史を貫いて現在に及んでいる。東北地方のイタコ,ゴミソ,カミサン,オナカマ,ワカ,各地の行者,祈禱師,卜師などと呼ばれる民間職能者,南西諸島のユタ,カムカカリヤー,モノシリなどは,その大多数がシャーマン的性格・役割を有すると見られている。多くは女性であり,彼らを中心とする宗教形態(シャマニズム)は日本の基層宗教または固有信仰の主要部分を成している。…

※「カミサン」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。

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