著者

青野 正明

出版者

桃山学院大学

雑誌

人間文化研究 = Journal of humanities research, St. Andrew's University (ISSN:21889031)

巻号頁・発行日

no.2, pp.141-166, 2015-03

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In this paper I seek to clarify the theory and practice of the "Shinto-Ablutions Performing Group of Korea" (朝鮮禊会), pointing out that, while recognizing the religious element in Shinto, the group steadfastly maintained that the practice of Shinto attained a higher plane over and above simple religion. The ascetics of the group held that, by carrying out ablutions (禊行), Shinto believers were able to attain unity with the ancestral gods. Needless to say, the worship of ancestral gods has a direct connection with the worship of Amaterasu Omikami (天照大神), the ancestral goddess of Japan's Imperial House. The ascetics of the group are thus directly linked to the ideology of the Japanese emperor system.