Sacrificial Rites

Japanese: 犠牲儀礼 - ぎせいぎれい
Sacrificial Rites

...However, considering its ritual meaning, the word "sacrifice" seems more appropriate, since it is different from a simple "offering." Incidentally, rituals involving the ritual killing of animals are recognized in no small number of peoples around the world, and because of their widespread distribution, they are grouped together as sacrificial rituals, and their universal function has long been the subject of study. Religious rituals usually have clear regulations regarding why they are performed and on what occasions they should be performed.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "sacrificial rituals" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ただその儀礼的な意味から考えると,たんなる〈供え〉とは異なるだけに,犠牲という語のほうが適切であると思われる。 ところで,このような動物等の儀礼的殺害をともなう儀礼は,世界の諸民族のあいだで少なからず認められ,その広範な分布のゆえに,犠牲儀礼としてまとめられ,その普遍的機能が従来から考察の対象となってきた。宗教儀礼には,なぜそれを行うか,またどういう機会に行わねばならないかについて明確な規定があるのが普通である。…

※「犠牲儀礼」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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