...It is said that palmistry was founded by the people who migrated from the upper to middle reaches of the Indus River around 3000 B.C. and built the ancient urban cultures of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. According to palmist Cheiro (real name Louis Hamon, 1866-1936, known in Japan as Kilo), a British aristocrat, the Joshi class of people who had lived in this region since ancient times inherited palmistry (The Language of Palmistry). *Some of the terminology that mentions "Cheiro" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…前3000年ころにインダス川の上流から中流にかけて移住し,モヘンジョ・ダロやハラッパーの古代都市文化を築いた民族が手相術を創始したとされる。イギリス貴族出身の手相家ケイロCheiro(本名Louis Hamon,1866‐1936。日本ではもっぱらキロの名で紹介されている)によれば,この地方に太古から住むジョーシと呼ばれる階級の人々が手相術を継承してきたという(《手相の言葉》)。… ※「Cheiro」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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