@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:02005435, author = {斎藤, 夏来 and SAITO, Natsuki}, journal = {名古屋大学人文学研究論集, The Journal of Humanities, Nagoya University}, month = {Mar}, note = {Farmers in medieval Japan formed villages by acquiring from the emperor the right to autonomously designate spaces for things such as agricultural land, residential area, and village area. In this way, villagers gained a deeper understanding of the emperor’s words, when he stated that the designation and utilization of natural spaces, which belong to no one, should be done with awe. As a result, the villagers continued to reconstruct Buddhist and Shinto rituals originally observed by the emperors, performing the duties involved in public affairs and rituals, and imitating related actions, which led to continuous discovery of the efficacy of designating natural spaces in the literature related to the emperors. On the other hand, though the villages that were responsible for designating the natural spaces were formed by excluding many individuals from the promising but limited spaces, the simple physical fact that all the individuals were equal in terms of finite existence served as a basis for the spread of Buddhism. The Order of the Sword Hunt, by Hideyoshi Toyotomi, was meant to recognize that ordinary farmers deserved to seek personal salvation. The nature of politics (i.e., administering the affairs of state) in this time must be understood not only in terms of the rituals related to natural spaces that have been traditionally valued, but also the matters related to personal memorial services.}, pages = {219--238}, title = {日本中世農村の空間祭祀と個人供養}, volume = {6}, year = {2023} }