著者

高野 敏夫

出版者

岐阜聖徳学園大学

雑誌

岐阜聖徳学園大学紀要 教育学部・外国語学部 (ISSN:13456989)

巻号頁・発行日

no.39, pp.174-154, 2000

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This paper takes up yujo as the main topic and will be the first part of 'Yujo no rekishi', the history of prostitutes, to be followed in the coming papers. The history of prostitutes can be traced back first to maiden servants in a shrine, called miko, then maiden servants to a king, and then to female priests at Ise Shrine. They all share the characteristics of the original miko, in which femininity was an important asset as an intermediary between shaman deities and people. They had an equal function to draw out the power of deities and kings as the receptive sex. Later in the Edo period, a similar ralationship was succeeded between yujo and her customers in the house of prostitutes. A rich man could dream of himself acting a king or an emperor by means of yujo who he believed was his miko. His dream well deserved his fortune.

著者

服部 美奈

出版者

岐阜聖徳学園大学

雑誌

岐阜聖徳学園大学紀要 教育学部・外国語学部 (ISSN:13456989)

巻号頁・発行日

no.38, pp.51-66, 1999

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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Islamic view on newborn infants in relation to the concept of fitrah. In Islam, all newborn infants are born with a fitrah, which means one's possibilities and basi abilities. In particular, the fitrah of faith and that of God's nature are emphasezed. Newborn infants are considered to have a fitrah of faith in Allah and to be pure in nature, because every human being makes a promise to Allah before their birth Allah breathes His spirit into them. Additionally, some rituals--for example, Adzan and Qamat, and 'Aqiqah--are carried out to develop fitrah.