kōmōidia (English spelling) komoidia

Japanese: kōmōidia(英語表記)komoidia
kōmōidia (English spelling) komoidia

...Needless to say, this does not diminish the unique spiritual value contained in so-called "comedy." It can be said that its inherent critical spirit and the psychological effects it has on people (laughter, stimulation of thought) still have some meaning in today's society.
[From Greek Comedy to Molière]
The word comedy comes from the Greek kōmos (festival procession) and ōidē (song). In ancient Greece, festival processions to honor Dionysus and celebrate fertility, phallic rites, and songs that criticize rulers developed into theatrical forms, and by the 5th century BC, it had taken on the fully developed form of comedy.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "kōmōidia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…だがいうまでもなく,そのことが,いわゆる〈喜劇〉の中に含まれる特有の精神的価値を損なうわけではなく,その本来的な批判精神とそれが人々に及ぼす精神的な効果(笑い,思考への刺激)というものは,今日の社会においても,なんらかの意味を持つといってよいであろう。
[ギリシア喜劇からモリエールまで]
 コメディcomedyの語源は,ギリシア語のkōmos(祭宴の行列)とōidē(歌)を重ねたコモイディアkōmōidiaに由来する。古代ギリシアのディオニュソスをたたえ豊饒を祝う祝祭行列,男根儀礼,為政者に対する風刺批判の歌などが劇形式に発展し,前5世紀には,喜劇として完成した形式をもつようになる。…

※「kōmōidia」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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