Exposed head - Exposed head

Japanese: 晒首 - さらしくび
Exposed head - Exposed head
Originally it was a magical ritual, but in the early modern period, when belief in the various magical powers of the heads of the dead faded, it came to be used as one of the media to express and convey messages such as the will of the ruler, orders to the people, warnings, and edification. It is communication through "things." In 1660, after the Puritan Revolution, Charles II of England restored the monarchy, and as the person responsible for the execution of his father, Charles I, dug up the graves of Cromwell, Ireton, and others who were already dead, and impaled their heads on pikes and displayed them on display. This is a typical example of this, as it places meaning on the heads of those who are already dead.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
元来は呪術的儀式であったが,死者の首がもついろいろな意味での魔力に対する信仰の薄れた近世以降になると,それは支配者の意志,民衆に対する命令,警告,教化などのメッセージを表現・伝達するメディアの一つとして使われる。〈もの〉によるコミュニケーションである。1660年,ピューリタン革命のあと王政復古したイギリスのチャールズ2世が,父チャールズ1世処刑の責任者として,すでに死んでいるクロムウェル,アイアトンらの墓をあばき,首を矛(ほこ)に刺して晒したことは,すでに死んでいる者の首に意味をこめておりその典型である。

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