…The livers of various animals have been studied since ancient times. Divination (liver divination) was also popular, in which oracles were read from the shape, color, and special changes of the liver of a sacrificed animal. The liver usually has two lobes, the left and right, but in mammals it is further divided into many lobes by interlobar notches. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "liver fortune telling" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…このように種々の動物の肝臓は古くから調べられていた。そして生贄(いけにえ)の動物の肝臓を用いて,その形,色,特別な変化から託宣を読む卜占(ぼくせん)(肝臓占い)も盛んだった。 肝臓はふつう左右両葉があるが,哺乳類では葉間切痕によってさらに多くの肝葉に分けられている。… ※「肝臓占い」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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