…And in fact, the plant called heath is suitable for growing in the wilderness and only produces a simple flower, but it grows in colonies, is firmly rooted in the ground, and seems to show strong resistance to land development by humans. The word heathen, meaning wilderness, was created from heath, meaning wilderness dweller. This word then came to mean the inhabitants of uncivilized lands, the inhabitants of areas where culture has not reached, and even the inhabitants of areas where Christian culture has not reached, in other words, heathens. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "heathen" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…そして,実際ヒースといわれる植物は,荒野に生えるにふさわしく,じみな花しかつけないが,群生してしっかり大地に根をおろし,人間の手による土地開発に対し強い抵抗を示しているように見える。荒野という意味のヒースheathから荒野の住人という意味のヒーズンheathenという言葉が造られた。そしてこの語は未開の土地の住民,文化の及ばない地方の住民,さらにはキリスト教文化が及ばない地方の住民,つまり異教徒という意味になった。… ※「heathen」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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