著者

趙 芙蓉

出版者

日本生活学会

雑誌

生活学論叢 (ISSN:24332933)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.18, pp.13-24, 2011-03-31 (Released:2021-03-29)

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The study object of this research is to consider a reactivation of shamanism in Horchin region of Inner Mongolia, China. Furthermore, it is to investigate an individual in its region living as a shaman. Horchin Shaman is one of the streams of Mongolian Shamanism. There was a conflict with Tibetian Buddhism which was introduced to in Horchin region in the 16^<th> century. The conflict was accomplished into assimilation later on. After foundation of People's of Republic of China, it was considered as "superstitious" and especially, the Cultural Revolution was imposed on it severely. The reactivation has been recommenced since 1980^<th>. Through the process of reactivation there was emerged animal spirits which called as "pseudo" and "original" in the folk verbal remarks. In the case work of this research work, there are three young shamans who becomes the pupil of a well known shaman and they are aiming to the "original" by obtaining "shitogen". It is considers that there exists a process such as to accept an animal spirit in the conflict with the reality. Shamans are maintaining their relation with shitogen, although, they exist as an individual who is living their life that based on the complicated continuous actions in the local logical model.