Kamidari - Kamidari

...Historically, they were regulated as being misleading to the common people, which may have led to the existence of the yuta becoming hidden. The phenomenon in which the yuta are said to have spiritual powers is called kamidari (possession phenomenon), and experiencing this is one of the characteristics of being a yuta. As they act as a bridge between the deceased and close relatives, including judging whether a person's genealogical relationship is correct, they can be said to be "the maintainers of living ancestor worship" and "diagnosers of divine will."...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…歴史的には庶民を惑わすものとして取締りをうけてきたことが，ユタの存在を隠微なものにしてしまったことも考えられる。ユタが霊的能力を備えるとされる現象をカミダーリ(憑依（ひようい）現象)といい，これを経ることがユタたる一つの特徴である。系譜関係の当否の判断をはじめとして近親の死者との橋わたしをするので，〈生きた祖先崇拝の維持者〉であり，〈神意診断役〉ともいえよう。…

※「カミダーリ」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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