tapu

Japanese: tapu
tapu

…There are four clans, each with a chief, and one chief is selected from each of them, forming a political and religious hierarchical society. Along with the belief in ancestral spirits and gods, the concept of tapu has developed. On the one hand, tapu represents the holiness of the chief or god, but also taboos and prohibitions. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…四つの氏族があり,それぞれ1人の首長をもち,さらにそのなかから1人の大首長がきめられており,全体として政治的・宗教的な階層社会を形成している。祖先霊や神に対する信仰とともに,タプtapuとよばれる観念が発達している。タプは一方で首長や神の聖性をあらわすとともに,禁忌・禁止をもあらわす。…

※「tapu」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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