| Titre | Lieu, ancêtre et céréale : le dieu du sol au Japon | |
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| Auteur | Laurence Caillet | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 143-144, 1996 Dieux du sol en Asie | |
| Page | 139-150 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Places, ancestors and cereals : Gods of the land in Japan
Japanese gods of the land are often described as territorial divinities, land-clearing ancestors, purified forms of the deceased, the wild spirits of those who died violent deaths, gods of agriculture, or underworld forces. Whether as guardian spirits or as easily angered beings, they can be sovereign as well as rebellious. The diversity of their qualities reflects the attribution of a community of essence to people and the earth, which accounts for overlapping land and blood ties. In a context marked by Buddhism, this apparent lack of clarity in names and functions underlies the conviction that all beings and things are ultimately one. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1996_num_143_1_3581 |
