古代日本の三輪山信仰- オホモノヌシ伝承を中心に -

Abstract

Mimoroyama, Omononushi that is enshrined, that is Miwa, rituals have been conducted for a long time, it was the old sun god worship. The sun god rituals for Miwa, it is believed that the Yamato basin interior and was done one received by the imperial family of the leader of the (so-called Miwa dynasty) coalition government of the powerful family in the foothills region of Miwa especially four century. As for the relationship between the imperial family and Miwa, the empress of almost all Miwa dynasty is a woman from the powerful family centered on the region of Miwa, temple area, both imperial tomb be placed around the Miwa are. It is believed that Miwa dynasty of ancient, was a society of Saisei match and embraced the Omononushi of Miwa, tells the emperor, such as empress and Saio becomes the sum to be the oracle, Emperor of performing politics. Emperor’s and from the article that determines the coffin of the Imperial Family, spirit to tell the "Nihonsyoki", I ask about the depth of the relationship Miwa ritual and imperial further. Are the families that appeared newly named alternative to Kawachi dynasty from Miwa dynasty, the so-called dynasty change period, brought over human system, or Omiwa, who festival wait for this God was a Workers from pottery production deep relationship to it. The Omiwa said, measure the monopoly of ritual rights of Miwa it left off once Miwa dynasty Thereafter, are fused with Omononushi of Miwa God marriage talk of the snake god and self-continental system legacy, and was referred to as descendants of this God seems. The ties with the imperial family to have the right ritual, between active and long diplomatic and military negotiations with the Yamato dynasty and the countries of the Korean Peninsula, Omiwa said, has received the favor of the emperor. However, when it comes to the age of Tenmu and Zito emperor, and emerged as a new solar field Shinsai Ise on behalf of the Miwa, begin to decline in the glory of Omiwa clan. In the background, Tenmu that won the run of Imshin, in order to build the absolute monarchy of strong centralization, to strengthen review the sun god faith traditional with the introduction of Ritsuryosei, "The son of the Sun," the emperor in other words, would have involved with that began to deification and descendants of the sun god.