著者

橋立 亜矢子

雑誌

東京女子大学紀要論集 (ISSN:04934350)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.60, no.2, pp.49-78, 2010-03-15

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There is a deep relationship between Japanese people and pages. This deep relationship can be observed in medieval picture scrolls and at various festivals in Japan that still exist.Pages always wear made-up and splendid costumes. They are apotheosized by people and regarded as media to Divine beings or their embodiment.The background to their sacredness comes from their age, at which there is no social distinction by gender, and their existence in medieval monasteries.In discussing the sacredness of children and the position of pages in medieval monasteries, this thesis attempts to find the background to people's feelings toward pages. The thesis also discusses “the gender of pages" which differs from that of adults and of ordinary children.