…Whatever the type of ancestor worship, the way ancestor worship is practiced in a society seems to be closely related to the family and kinship system of that society, especially the nature of parent-child relationships. For example, Robert J. Smith, in Ancestor Worship in Contemporary Japan (1974), points out that in today's Japan, which lacks a lineage system, the ancestors worshipped are changing from direct lineage family ancestors to bilateral ancestors of husband and wife, and that personal emotional affinity to ancestors has become the focus of attention, and he relates this to the collapse of the family system. Ancestors of descent [Masako Tanaka]. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Smith, RJ" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…いずれのタイプの祖先崇拝にせよ,一つの社会の祖先崇拝のあり方はその社会の家族・親族制度,とりわけ親子関係のあり方と密接に関連しているようである。一例をあげれば,スミスRobert J.Smithは《現代日本の祖先崇拝Ancestor Worship in Contemporary Japan》(1974)で,リネージ・システムを欠く今日の日本であがめられる先祖は直系構造をもつイエの先祖から夫婦の双系的近祖へと変りつつあること,先祖への個人的感情的親近感がもっぱら強調されてきている点などをあげ,これをイエ制度の崩壊と関連づけている。出自先祖【田中 真砂子】。… ※「Smith,R.J.」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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